Pharmacy Technician

Practice Plus Group Holdings Limited; Wigston; On-site; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join their Health in Justice team. This full-time position involves providing patient-centred care, managing medicines, and working within a multidisciplinary team. Applicants must have NVQ Level 3 or equivalent and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. The role offers a salary of up to £41,659 per annum.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support to grow in your role

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in pharmacy or above required.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council required.
• Experience in secure environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred care by listening and acting on feedback.
• Maintain patient medical records and follow procedures.
• Work as a key member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Able to work unsupervised

Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience

Up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD)

Education

NVQ Level 3, or above, BTEC or equivalent

General GCSE education or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join the Health in Justice team. This is a full-time role within Practice Plus Group, supporting health services across secure environments. The role includes your induction and ongoing learning opportunities, as well as working within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• 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 that standard operating procedures are followed to a high and orderly standard.
• Deliver non-judgemental care within the scope of professional standards, including the timely administration of medicines and contributing to cost-effective prescribing as defined through our health in justice medicines policy.
• Work as a key member of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to make a real difference for patients.

Development and Support

• 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
• If you are interested in career development, a wide range of internal and external development and learning options are available
• 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

Qualifications and Skills

• 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

About the Role and 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.

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.

Compensation

This position is full time, with an annual salary up to £41,659 per annum - depending on experience.

Additional Information

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.