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Role Overview & Responsibilities
About The Role
ADD TO LIFE. EVERY LIFE
Where every day is a chance to make a difference
Practice Plus Group were recently awarded the healthcare contract at HMP Thameside and will begin delivering services in May 2023. We are the Health in Justice Market leader, providing healthcare services to offenders across the country. Our model of care is our Wellbeing Approach – an integrated, comprehensive approach in recognition of the fact prisoners are a socially-excluded group with healthcare needs which are complex and often associated with poor outcomes. It adopts the premise no single health/wellbeing factor can be taken in isolation of other motivational issues which might impact a person’s care.
As a Pharmacy Assistant for HMP Thameside you will be completing general dispensary duties and stock management. You will be working as an active member of the Pharmaceutical team to ensure delivery of the pharmaceutical service. You will provide a timely and efficient service to the prison wings. You will receive prescriptions and stick returns from wing based clinical areas. You will collect orders from suppliers from the Main Gate and arrange collection of return. You will participate in dispensing of prescriptions.
About You
You will either hold an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills/equivalent or be working towards this qualification, and have a non-judgmental and compassionate approach.
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
You’ll receive an annual salary up to £28,000 per annum - dependent on experience. We offer a whole host of additional benefits such as: cycle to work scheme, free DBS check, free uniform, an extensive training and development structure for all employees along with an employee recognition scheme.
It doesn’t stop there… we also offer a company pension scheme which we as Practice Plus Group also pay into, 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus 8 public bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time), NHS blue light card, discounted Costco memberships, access to Boundless memberships for attractions and parks, shopping discounts, free eye tests for computer screen users, an 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it.
About Us
HM Prison Thameside is a local category B resettlement prison in the Thamesmead area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, South-East London and is situated next to HMP Belmarsh. HMP Thameside is London’s only private prison and can currently hold 1232 convicted and remand male prisoners.
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 nursing skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the opportunity for you.
Practice Plus Group is a specialist provider of NHS services into prison healthcare across over 45 different prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We believe in putting the patient first, regardless of the environment or their history. The prison population is one of the most vulnerable and challenged patient groups in society and the delivery of their health care is conducted within often difficult and demanding environments.
Practice Plus Group’s mission is Access to Excellence. Our core values are;
• 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
Patients can only access excellence if we commit to living our values in everything we do when we’re at work.
If you share these values and have transferable skills we want to meet you!
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Is this role eligible for remote work or international relocation?
This position is based in London, England with potential relocation and visa sponsorship considerations for qualified candidates.
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