Responsibilities
* Provide expert clinical advice on medicines and poly‑pharmacy in line with expected standards, ensuring safe, modern medicines management and medicines optimisation service are provided to patients.
* Deliver an integrated, safe, legal and high‑quality prison pharmacy service, part of a comprehensive healthcare package based on prison population needs.
* Inspire positive and aspirational leadership to the team of pharmacy technicians and the wider healthcare team 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.
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.
Qualifications
* GPhC registered Pharmacist.
* Procurement and audit experience (desirable).
* Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy including pre‑registration training.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Experience developing effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
* Non‑judgemental and compassionate approach.
* Ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment (not essential).
Benefits
* Bank rate £36.00 per hour.
* 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.
* Free access to Reward Gateway discount scheme.
* Blue Light Card, Boundless card and Costco membership eligibility.
* Award‑winning ED&I programme.
* Access to private health insurance.
* Legal right to work in the UK; subject to additional vetting and security checks.
About Practice Plus Group
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.
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.
Role Details
HMP Millsike is a newly built prison with an operational capacity of 1,500 places. The role operates Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 16:00 (as required). 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.
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