About The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Bank Pharmacy Technician to join our Primary Care team at HMP Long Lartin, a category A Prison located in Littleton. HMP Long Lartin is a male prison serving life sentences with a capacity for 690 inmates. Because it is not well situated, you will need to drive.
Hours
Shift patterns will be a mixture of days (9‑ and 12‑hour shifts) and weekends on a rota basis.
Salary
You will receive an hourly rate of £21.76.
We Will 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
Legal and Security
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
* Assist with the provision and delivery of an integrated, safe, legal, high‑quality prison pharmaceutical service, taking into consideration, at all times, the need to maintain a high level of security.
* Work within the healthcare department and hold direct patient contact, which will be part of a comprehensive healthcare package based on the prison service’s needs.
* Develop and apply new skills to maintain and enhance clinical service delivery.
Career Development
If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, including both internal and external options for development and learning.
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.
* You will hold NVQ Level 3, BTEC, or equivalent qualifications and have current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to be considered for this role.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Good IT skills and IT literacy.
* Ability to work within a busy environment.
* Ability to work unsupervised while 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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