We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Thameside, a category B remand prison located in Thamesmead, London. This is a privately run prison.
There is staff parking, good access by bus and train, staff canteen, on‑site gym, PPG training pathway. This is a large and busy team of 18 which includes 2 Clinical Pharmacists, a dispensary team, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants, and wing‑based technicians.
Working 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday 9‑5pm, no weekends. This position is full time; you’ll receive an annual salary up to £60,926 per annum FTE – depending on experience.
How 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.
Job responsibilities
* Provide expert clinical advice on medicines and poly‑pharmacy in line with expected standards, ensuring that safe, modern, medicines management and medicines optimisation service are provided to patients.
* Deliver an integrated, safe, legal and high‑quality prison pharmacy service, which will be part of a comprehensive healthcare package based on the prison population needs.
* Inspire positive and aspirational leadership to the team of pharmacy technicians and the wider healthcare team in order to create and maintain a good working environment and facilitate staff retention.
* Promote good practice in all prescribing decisions to develop and implement improved medicines management understanding throughout the prison healthcare team.
* Share information relating to pharmaceutical products, medicines management, medicines optimisation, medicines legislation and general health education so that patients and the healthcare teams are appropriately informed.
Qualifications required
* GPhC registered Pharmacist.
* Management and leadership experience (desirable).
* Procurement and audit experience (desirable).
* Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy including pre‑registration training.
* Clinical Pharmacist diploma would be desirable.
* Experience developing effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Benefits and support
* 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.
* Broad career development opportunities, including internal and external options.
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 are 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 fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
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.
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