Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join their team. In this full-time role, you will provide exceptional patient-centered care within a secure environment, ensuring the highest standards of medicines management. You'll be part of a supportive team that values professional development, offering numerous training opportunities. This role is ideal for those looking to make a real impact in healthcare while enjoying a range of employee benefits, including discounts and continuous support for career growth. Join a team that prioritizes integrity, diversity, and collaboration to improve healthcare access for all.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance when needed

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council is required.
• Candidates must be up to date with Continual Professional Development.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centered care and ensure safe medicines management.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver effective healthcare.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Patient care

Medicines management

Education

NVQ Level 3 or above

BTEC or equivalent

General GCSE education or equivalent

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at HMP YOI Moorland, a category C prison located in HMP YOI Moorland.

The location has good links for travel but due to its rural location, would ideally suit a driver. There is lots of opportunity for training and development, working in a close-knit, supportive and knowledgeable team.

Hours

37.5 hours working across 4 days, 9.5 hours shifts for 3 days and 9 hours on the 4th day. One in 4 weekends.

Salary

This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £40,211 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

As a Pharmacy Technician, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Provide outstanding quality based patient centred care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
• Focus on providing a safe and secure medicines management service, 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.
• Deliver non-judgemental care within the scope of professional standards, involving anything from the timely administration of medicines through to analysing cost effective prescribing as defined through our unique health in justice medicines policy.
• You will make a real difference by working as a key member of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn't stop there we also offer:

• 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

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

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

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

• NVQ Level 3, or above, BTEC or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD)
• Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience
• General GCSE education or equivalent
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures

Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Practice Plus Group

Address: Bawtry Rd, Hatfield, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 6BW

Employer's website

Practice Plus Group Careers