Pharmacy Technician

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

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Pharmacy Technician in a dynamic environment. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on patient care within a secure setting. You'll be part of a dedicated team, providing high-quality, compassionate care and ensuring the safe management of medicines. With opportunities for professional development and a supportive work culture, this position is ideal for those looking to grow their careers while making a difference. Embrace the chance to work in a unique healthcare setting and contribute to the well-being of individuals in need.

Benefits

Bespoke induction training

Competency framework

Career development opportunities

Learning Management System access

Team support

Qualifications

• GPHC registered pharmacy technician with relevant post-qualification experience.
• Up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD).

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centered care and manage medicines safely.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Compassionate Care

Ability to Work Unsupervised

Education

NVQ Level 3 or above

BTEC or equivalent

General GCSE education or equivalent

Job description

Pay up to £33,454 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

Hours: Full time

Contract: Permanent

Role: Other Qualified Professional

Posted: 6 Mar 2025

Closes: 5 Apr 2025

Job Description

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician role to join our team at HMP Lewes, a category B men's prison. This site has both a pharmacy and dispenser with a really strong, integrated team of 6, and due to growth, we are looking for 6 more Technicians to make them a team of 12. This site offers fantastic opportunity for learning and development and career progression including ACPT training. Great opportunity for overtime which is paid at the bank rate.

A day in the life of a Pharmacy Technician, please click below:

A day in the life of a Pharmacy Technician

Hours: 37.5hrs over 4 days, on a 2-weekly fixed rota. It includes 1 weekend in 2 and the team cannot work more than 6 days in one run.

Salary: You'll receive an annual salary up to £33,454 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.

What you'll be doing:

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

• As a GPHC registered pharmacy technician with Practice Plus Group, you will become an integral member of pharmacy team, as well as a valued member of the multidisciplinary clinical healthcare team.
• 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-judgmental 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.
• Inspire excellence by forging strong links within our teams, our partners and stakeholders and providing a service that people can trust, feel safe within and feel proud of.

What we'll look for in you:

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.