Senior Pharmacy Technician

Practice Plus Group; Gatwick; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 13,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance when you need it

Support for career development

Job summary

Practice Plus Group Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to supervise the pharmacy team and oversee medicines management across primary care and substance misuse wings.

From 37.5 hours per week, Monday–Friday, you’ll benefit from on-site parking, an excellent induction, and clear career development opportunities in a fast-paced secure environment.

Qualifications

• 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
• Experience in hospital, community or prison environment preferred but not essential

Responsibilities

• Supervise pharmacy technicians and support development of junior staff
• Oversee administration and medicines management across primary care and substance misuse wings
• Provide health promotion advice on smoking cessation, hypertension, healthy living and minor ailments

Skills

Leadership

Pharmacy operations

Health promotion

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 3 / BTEC or equivalent

GPhC registration

CPD ongoing

Post-qualification experience

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFEWe have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre, located in Gatwick.

About The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre, located in Gatwick. Parking on site, working within the Immigration estate, challenging and fast paced environment, good induction and good pathways for career enhancement. Working in a team of 3.

Hours

37.5 hours a week working Monday to Friday - 08:00 to 16:00hrs. No weekends.

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £48,200per 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

• Supervise pharmacy technicians and support of the development of junior staff
• Oversea the administration and medicines management, working across our primary care and substance misuse wings
• Provide health promotion advice to our men in areas such as giving up smoking, hypertension, healthy living and other minor ailments

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

• 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

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.