Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician role to join our team at HMP Lewes, a category B men’s prison. The site has both a pharmacy and dispenser with a strong, integrated team and is expanding. This role offers learning and development and career progression, including ACPT training. Overtime is paid at the bank rate, and you are welcome to visit the department and have a cup of tea.

37.5 hours over 4 days, on a 2‑weekly fixed rota. It includes 1 weekend in 2.

Monday‑Thursday 07:30‑17:00 / Friday‑Sunday 08:00‑17:00

Annual salary up to £34,658 per annum FTE – depending on experience.

• As a GPHC‑registered pharmacy technician, become an integral member of the pharmacy team and the broader multidisciplinary clinical healthcare team.
• Provide outstanding quality, patient‑centred care, seeking out, listening to and acting on patient feedback to personalise services.
• Ensure safe and secure medicines management, maintain patient medical records to agreed standards, and follow standard operating procedures to a high level.
• Deliver non‑judgemental care within professional standards, from timely medicine administration to analysing cost‑effective prescribing as defined by the Health in Justice medicines policy.
• Build strong links within teams, partners and stakeholders, providing a service that people can trust, feel safe in, and feel proud of.

• 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.

• NVQ Level 3, or above, BTEC or equivalent.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Up to date with ongoing CPD.
• Relevant post‑qualification pharmacy experience.
• General GCSE education or equivalent.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work unsupervised while following policy and procedures.

Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Employment offers are subject to additional vetting and security checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Practice Plus Group

1 Brighton Rd, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1EA

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