Pharmacy Technician

Practice Plus Group Holdings Limited; Collingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join their team at HMP Wealstun in Yorkshire. This part-time position focuses on maintaining patient records, administering medicines, and collaborating with healthcare teams. Candidates should have relevant pharmacy experience and NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. The role offers opportunities for professional development and various benefits, including discounts and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline. Salary is up to £41,658 per annum pro rata, based on experience.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support for professional development

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPHC).
• Relevant post-qualification experience in pharmacy.
• Experience in secure environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain patient medical records to high standards.
• Ensure timely administration of medicines.
• Share information on pharmaceuticals and drug regimens.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Wealstun, a Category C Prison located near Wetherby, Yorkshire. HMP Wealstun is a male prison with a focus on training and education. The pharmacy has its own dispensary and a full team of around 15 staff (permanent and bank). The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group supports work across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Practice Plus Group is the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to patients in secure environments.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to unlock your best work life, and we stand by our core values: we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated; we act with integrity; we embrace diversity; we strive to do things better together.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring patient medical records are maintained to the agreed standard at all times and ensuring standard operating procedures are followed to a high and orderly standard.
• Ensuring timely administration of medicines and analysing cost-effective prescribing as defined through our Health in Justice medicines policy.
• Collaborating with the team to make a difference to the people we support and contribute to making Practice Plus Group a place where each of us feels appreciated, challenged and supported to do our best work.
• Communicating complex or sensitive information with empathy and understanding to patients.
• Sharing information relating to pharmaceutical products, medicines optimisation, drug regimens, medicines legislation and general health education so that the multidisciplinary healthcare team is appropriately informed.
• Demonstrating a commitment to career development with opportunities for internal and external development and learning, including a range of benefits.
• Supporting ongoing professional development with discounts on shopping and leisure activities, and access to a 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when needed.
• Working with the team in a secure environment and adhering to policy and procedures; ability to work unsupervised.

Qualifications & Experience

• NVQ Level 3, BTEC, or equivalent qualifications and current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPHC).
• Relevant post-qualification experience working within a pharmacy environment in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures.
• Ideally, experience in a hospital, community or prison environment; secure environments are highly challenging but rewarding for healthcare professionals.

Benefits & Additional Information

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities.
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development.
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it.
• This position is part-time. Salary is up to £41,658 per annum pro rata depending on experience.