We have an exciting opportunity for a Part time Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Millsike, a Category C men's prison, located in Full Sutton near York.
HMP Millsike is a newly built prison with an operational capacity of 1,500 places. As part of the government's drive to cut reoffending, prisoners spend their sentences learning the skills they need to find work on release.
Hours
22.5 hours a week – 08:00 to 16:00 hrs, ideally Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but flexible for the right candidate.
This part‑time position offers an annual salary up to £57,955 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
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.
Main duties of the job
* Provide expert clinical advice on medicines and poly‑pharmacy in line with expected standards, ensuring that safe, modern, medicines management and medicines optimisation services 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 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 to develop your skills and experience, including both internal and external options for development and learning.
Benefits
* 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
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.
Qualifications required
* GPhC registered Pharmacist
* Management and leadership experience (desirable)
* Procurement and audit experience (desirable)
* Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy including pre‑registration training
* Experience developing effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.
Secure environments are 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 ever‑changing environment, this could be the right opportunity for you.
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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