We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Lancaster Farms, a category C Prison located in outskirts of Lancaster, Lancashire. HMP Lancaster Farm consists of 550 males. The pharmacy team consists of 6 members of staff who you will be managing, you will be based within the healthcare department but will also be going onto the wings to dispense medication.
Benefits
* Onsite Parking
* Training development opportunities
* Access to gym
* Hours: Monday - Friday 37.5 hours per week (9am - 5pm)
* 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
Responsibilities
* Work alongside one other Pharmacist to 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.
* 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
* GPhC registered Pharmacist.
* Ideally an Independent Prescriber.
* Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy including pre‑registration training.
* Experience developing effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
* Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment (preferred).
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. It doesn’t stop there we also offer discounts on shopping and leisure activities, support to grow in your role and continue your professional development, and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it.
About the Employer
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.
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.
Salary
This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary between £51,643 - £57,955 per annum FTE - depending on experience.
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