About The Role
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician role to join our team at HMP Lewes, a category B men's prison.
This site has both a pharmacy and dispenser with a really strong, integrated team. Due to growth we are looking for more Technicians. The site offers fantastic opportunities for learning, development and career progression including ACPT training. Great opportunity for overtime, paid at the bank rate. They are always happy to invite anyone 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
You’ll receive an annual salary up to £34,658 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. 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 GPHC registered pharmacy technician with Practice Plus Group you will become an integral member of the pharmacy team and a valued member of the multidisciplinary clinical healthcare team.
* Provide outstanding, quality‑based, patient‑centred care, seeking out, listening to and acting on patient 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, orderly standard.
* Deliver non‑judgmental care within the scope of professional standards, including timely administration of medicines and analysing cost‑effective prescribing as defined through our unique Health in Justice medicines policy.
* Inspire excellence by forging strong links within our teams, our partners and stakeholders, 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.
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 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.
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