Medication Officer

Care Plus Group are looking for a Medication Officer to join their team at Community Inpatient Unit to support medications within the unit.

Our Community Inpatient Unit is a bed‑based facility supporting people to recover and regain their independence following a period of illness, trauma, surgery, or a significant event. It supports hospital discharges, prevents admission to hospital or long‑term care and promotes independent living. It is a multi‑disciplinary service with Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, and care staff.

Please note that Care Plus Group are not currently registered to sponsor applicants from outside the EU and EEA.

Job title:

Medication Officer

Base:
Cambridge Park Community Inpatient Unit, Peterhouse Road, Grimsby, DN34 5UX

57.5 hours available, full and part time hours per week on a rota basis covering days, nights, weekends, bank holidays.

Permanent

Salary Range 3 – £24,968 pro‑rata per annum, fixed salary point

The role is central to ensuring the safe and effective management of medicines, supporting timely medication administration, stock control, and compliance with medicines governance processes. Medication Officers work with nursing staff and the MDT to enable patients to regain independence following hospital admission, illness, injury, or a short‑term health exacerbation, supporting safe discharge back to their own home, residential care, or nursing settings.

You must have NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care and at least one year experience working in a health and/or social care setting, providing care to individuals. You must also have experience handling medications and ideally hold the Safe Handling of Medication Certificate.

In return, you will be offered regular access to training to further develop yourself, regular support and a flexible caring approach in the workplace.

Care Plus Group is an employee‑owned Social Enterprise, established in 2011 to deliver NHS community health and social care services and employ over 800 people. A key feature of our organisation is the positive culture we have developed which is based on valuing, trusting, engagement, and involvement of our staff. We consistently deliver high‑quality innovative services across NEL Lincolnshire, reflected in an ongoing above 95% customer satisfaction feedback.

Our services have received national recognition/commendations and awards, including winning a national HSJ award in November 2021. We hold the highest possible standard of ISO accreditation and are committed to reducing our carbon footprint. We offer excellent terms and conditions including optional membership to a contributory pension scheme, independent provider closed access to the NHS pension scheme, lease cars, a full induction programme and an extensive range of CPD/development opportunities.

We recognise continuous service from partner Health and Care organisations for the purposes of annual leave entitlement. We are a supportive employer and operate in a way which supports family‑friendly and flexible working. CPG is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

The job description is attached as a separate document with the person specification; please refer to this for more information.

• NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Safe Handling of Medication Certificate or any equivalent qualification
• Level 3 English, Maths and IT or equivalent level of competence
• Infection Control
• Knowledge of Systm One, Web V or equivalent clinical data bases

• Recent experience of supporting people in either a paid or voluntary capacity (within the last year)
• Knowledge of and evidence of working within the ethos of person‑centred care
• Evidence of safe handling of medication within the last year
• Evidence of working with IT systems
• Experience of working with people with varying needs and abilities
• Experience of joint…