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Pharmacy Technician

Practice Plus Group

Stafford

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Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join their team at HMP Stafford. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient lives within a secure environment. The role requires specific qualification and a commitment to high standards in patient care.

Benefits

Bespoke induction training

Support for professional development

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience required.
Up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD) needed.
Ability to work unsupervised while following policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Maintain patient medical records to agreed standards.
Ensure timely administration of medicines and analyse cost-effective prescribing.
Communicate complex information with empathy to patients.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Attention to Detail

Education

NVQ Level 3 or above

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

General GCSE education or equivalent

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Stafford , a category C Prison located in West Midlands.

HMP Stafford is a male prison with a capacity of 753, 45% of the population is over 50's.

Hours

Monday - Sunday service
37.5 hours per week - over 4 days
7.45am - 5.30pm and 7.45am - 4.45pm

Monday - Sunday service
37.5 hours per week - over 4 days
7.45am - 5.30pm and 7.45am - 4.45pm
1 weekend 3 / 4 a month

Salary

This position is full time contract, you'll receive an annual salary between £28,247 - £32,346 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

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.
Ensuring timely administration of medicines through to analysing 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 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.

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 doesn't 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

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
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.

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