Pharmacy Technician

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Lewes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ACPT training

Overtime paid

Induction program

Career development

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join the Health in Justice team. As a GPHC registered technician, you will be integral to the pharmacy team and the multidisciplinary clinical healthcare team, delivering patient-centred care and ensuring medicines management records meet required standards.

You will follow SOPs, provide non-judgmental care, and contribute to cost-effective prescribing within the justice health policy.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred care as a registered GPHC pharmacy technician.
• Maintain medicines management records to standard.
• Follow standard operating procedures to a high standard.
• Deliver cost-effective prescribing within the Health in Justice policy.
• Be part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team and support development.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ Level 3

GCSE

BTEC or equivalent

Job description

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.
• Focusing 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. Work together to make a difference to all the people we support, and 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.
  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.

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs 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 Groups 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
  

This site has both a pharmacy and dispenser with a really strong, integrated team and due to growth looking for more Technicians. 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. They are always happy to invite anyone in for a look around the department and a cup of tea! Hours

37.5hrs over 4 days, on a 2-weekly fixed rota. It includes 1 weekend in 2. Monday-Thursday 07:30-17:00 / Friday-Sunday 08:00-17:00

Salary Ranges between £29,838 - £34,658 - 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