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Pharmacy Technician – HCRG Care Group, HMP Chelmsford
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Package Description
* Salary of £33,000 – £35,000 depending on experience, and Group Pension.
* Membership of My Reward Hub – access to discounts on everyday purchases such as grocery shopping, cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you.
* Access to your wages as you earn them to cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates.
* Online and face‑to‑face help with mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges to post‑trauma support, legal, debt and life‑management help, as well as career coaching and counselling.
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise.
* An open, just culture encouraging ideas that help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ring‑fenced innovation funding each year.
* Pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards – with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission.
Job Introduction
We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Pharmacy Technician to join our healthcare team within the HMP Chelmsford prison. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of pharmaceutical services in a secure and structured environment. You will play a key role in supporting the prison healthcare team, managing medication administration, and ensuring the effective delivery of pharmaceutical services.
Working pattern: 40 hours per week, spread over four days (7:00 AM – 6:00 PM), following a rolling schedule over an eight‑week period. The working pattern will vary each week and will include weekend coverage. Part‑time option may also be considered.
Main Responsibilities
* The post holder will work as an effective member of the Pharmacy team in providing healthcare services, including medication administration to the patients.
* Assist in the delivery of a high‑quality pharmacy service, providing medicines management services to tackle identified inequalities within the prison.
* Provide pharmacy‑related information to patients, prison officers and other healthcare professionals, ensuring that the level of advice given is appropriate to need.
* Work autonomously within the scope of competency, whilst being a support and resource to less experienced members of staff.
* Assist with the implementation and development of pharmacy support to all residential wings in the prison, including, where appropriate, advising patients on the correct use of medication.
* Maintain clear, comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records – both written and electronic.
* Recognise signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol withdrawal and support patients with substance misuse problems, support patients who are distressed and could be at risk of harming themselves or others, or at risk of suicide.
* Communicate effectively with other team members, prison staff and external agencies – both verbally and in writing.
* Undertake all mandatory and additional training as identified.
* Use and encourage others to be familiar with the security systems within the prison.
* Undertake all duties as required of a Pharmaceutical Professional in HMP Chelmsford and to comply with the competencies, knowledge and skills framework of the Department of Health.
The Ideal Candidate
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to build and develop relationships.
* Must be confident and capable of autonomous practice and able to work independently.
Essential Experience / Qualifications
* Qualified with an NVQ Level 3, BTEC or equivalent.
* Registered Pharmacy Technician with current General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) membership.
* All candidates are subject to prison vetting checks.
* Ability to work effectively as part of a multi‑professional team within a fast‑paced environment.
Desirable Experience
* Experience in a prison environment.
* Experience of working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
About The Company
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability‑Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work‑environment adjustments and technical solutions to be inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you – please apply as soon as you can.
Safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance. We have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices, and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and, by applying for this job, we’ll need to process and hold information about you. Please see our website’s privacy policy for more information.
Seniorities and Employment
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Health Care Provider – Hospitals and Health Care
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