Principal Pharmacist

Job summary

  UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Principle Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Thameside, a busy category B remand Prison located in South East London, close to Woolwich Arsenal and Plumstead stations. The prison houses around 1250 patients aged 17 plus, including an 18 bed inpatient unit. This role would suit a pharmacist with proven management experience who is confident leading a large team. Within this role you will be managing a team of 15-20 staff members including 2 clinical pharmacists. You must be a great communicator and have a passion for developing pharmacy services. HMP Thameside is a fast paced environment where you will be working collaboratively with the wider prison and healthcare SMT to ensure the successful running of pharmacy service.

 

Hours

Monday- Friday 8.30am-4.30pm or 9am-5pm

Salary

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £68,500 per annum depending on experience

How we will support you

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

 

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

As a Principle Pharmacist, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Provide leadership and support to the dedicated pharmacy team and the wider healthcare team around all aspects of safe use and handling of medicines within the secure environment.
• Ensure that there is good partnership working between teams to ensure that safe and effective patient centred care is at the core of what we do and in line with our wellbeing approach.
• Demonstrate high degrees of professional judgement across the role which will encompass both a leadership and clinical aspect.
• Continually develop your professional knowledge and skills and be expected to facilitate your own prescribing clinics within your sphere of competence.
• Understand cost effective prescribing practices and ensure these are implemented across the team of prescribers and empower the pharmacy team to challenge inappropriate prescribing.

If you are interested in 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 doesnt stop there we also offer:

• 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

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by 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

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Requirements

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy including pre-registration training
• Non-medical Prescribing qualification
• Relevant post qualifications
• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership experience
• Experience developing effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Non-judgemental and compassionate approach
• Ideal applicants will also have a prescriber qualification

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Principle Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Thameside, a busy category B remand Prison located in South East London, close to Woolwich Arsenal and Plumstead stations. The prison houses around 1250 patients aged 17 plus, including an 18 bed inpatient unit. This role would suit a pharmacist with proven management experience who is confident leading a large team. Within this role you will be managing a team of 15-20 staff members including 2 clinical pharmacists. You must be a great communicator and have a passion for developing pharmacy services. HMP Thameside is a fast paced environment where you will be working collaboratively with the wider prison and healthcare SMT to ensure the successful running of pharmacy service.

 

Hours

Monday- Friday 8.30am-4.30pm or 9am-5pm

Salary

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £68,500 per annum depending on experience

How we will support you

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

 

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Additional Criteria

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Practice Plus Group

Address

HMP Thameside

Griffin Manor Way

London

SE28 0FJ

Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)