Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join their pharmacy team at HMP Lancaster Farms. This full-time role offers an annual salary between £34,428 and £41,659, depending on experience. You will be responsible for providing patient-centered care and ensuring high standards of medication management. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications, including NVQ Level 3 and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, along with excellent communication skills. Opportunities for career development are also available.

Benefits

Onsite Parking

Training development opportunities

Access to gym

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or above, BTEC or equivalent.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council required.
• Must be up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD).
• Relevant pharmacy experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality, patient-centered care whilst receiving feedback.
• Ensure proper medication management and adherence to SOPs.
• Work cohesively in a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Education

NVQ Level 3 or above, BTEC or equivalent

Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council

CPD compliant

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our pharmacy team at HMP Lancaster Farms, a category C prison located in the outskirts of Lancaster, Lancashire. HMP Lancaster Farm consists of 550 male inmates. The pharmacy team consists of 6 members; you will be based within the healthcare department but will also go onto the wings to dispense medication.

Hours

• Monday - Sunday - 37.5 working 4 shifts per week
• 7.30am - 5.30pm or 7.30am - 5pm
• 1 in 6 weekends 8am - 5pm
• Rota's are done 6 weeks in advance

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary between £34,428 - £41,659 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

Main duties of the job

• 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.
• Focussing 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.

Benefits

• Onsite Parking
• Training development opportunities
• Access to gym
• 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

• 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
• 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 NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

Practice Plus Group

Address

HMP Lancaster Farms
Stone Row Head
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 3QZ

Employer's website

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

Salary Range

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