Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Leyland; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leyland is seeking a qualified Pharmacy Technician to join their Pharmacy Team. The role involves providing patient-centered care and ensuring safe medicines management in a secure environment. Ideal candidates will have NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, and have excellent communication skills. This opportunity offers a competitive salary and room for professional growth.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or above, BTEC or equivalent required.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council is mandatory.
• Up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD).

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centered care based on feedback.
• Ensure safe medicines management and maintain patient records.
• Deliver non-judgemental care and manage medicines as per policy.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Team at HMP Garth.

HMP Garth has a capacity of around 800 males and is a category B prison located in Lancashire.

The Pharmacy Technician will work mainly medicines management and wing based medicines administration. The pharmacy team are based within the healthcare department; however the majority of work will be wing based.

Hours

• Monday - Friday
• 37.5 hours over 4 days
• 7.30am - 5.30pm
• Weekend work will be starting in the near future which will be around 1 / 4 weekends

You will receive an annual salary of between £33,232 - £40,211 per annum 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.
• 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.

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 doesnt 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 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.

• NVQ Level 3, or above, BTEC or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD)
• 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.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

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.