Pharmacy Technician

Practice Plus Group; England; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join their team at HMP Stocken. This full-time position offers an annual salary between £34,428 and £41,659. The role includes managing patient medical records, ensuring medication administration, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to optimize care. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and experience working in a pharmacy environment, with a commitment to patient support and compliance with healthcare standards.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Professional development support

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) required.
• Relevant post-qualification experience working within a pharmacy environment.
• Desirable experience in a hospital, community, or prison environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain patient medical records to high standards.
• Ensure timely administration of medicines.
• Communicate complex information with empathy to patients.
• Share pharmaceutical knowledge with the healthcare team.

Skills

Experience in pharmacy environment

Ability to work unsupervised

Empathy and understanding

Education

NVQ Level 3, BTEC or equivalent

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Stocken, a Category C prison located in Oakham.

HMP Stocken consists of 1,285 adult males. The Pharmacy is not a dispensary pharmacy; there are six dispensary hatches within medication and administration points. The pharmacy team comprises a Pharmacist, a Pharmacy Technician, and a Dispenser.

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE • MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

Hours

• Monday – Sunday service
• Weekdays 7:30am – 5:30pm
• Weekends and Bank Holidays 8:30am – 5:30pm

Salary

This full‑time position offers an annual salary between £34,428 and £41,659, depending on experience.

How we support you

• Bespoke induction, including the Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• 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

• Ensure patient medical records are maintained to the agreed standard and that standard operating procedures are followed to a high and orderly standard.
• Ensure timely administration of medicines and analyse cost‑effective prescribing as defined through our unique Health in Justice medicines policy.
• Work together to make a difference to all the people we support, and help make Practice Plus Group a place where each of us feels appreciated, challenged, and supported to do our best work fulfilling the lives of others.
• Communicate complex or sensitive information whilst demonstrating empathy and understanding to patients.
• Share information relating to pharmaceutical products, medicines optimisation, drug regimes, medicines legislation, and general health education so that the multidisciplinary healthcare team are appropriately informed.

Career development

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.

Benefits

• 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 offender and immigration removal centres. We are the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of 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 better together.

Qualifications and 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 and with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures.
• Experience in a hospital, community, or prison environment is desirable but not essential.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any previous convictions.

UK registration

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

Employer details

Practice Plus Group

2 Stocken Hall Rd
Stretton
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 7RD

Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/

Salary details

£34,428 to £41,659 a year, depending on experience.