Job summary
ADD TO LIFE. EVERY LIFE
Be the person who makes all the difference
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 clinical skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the opportunity for you.
At Practice Plus Group our pharmacy teams ensure medicines optimisation is embedded into everyday practice. The main focus of the work will be to provide a dispensary and wing-based clinical pharmacy service and work with the Lead Pharmacist on providing medicines management support to a number of different wings within HMP Belmarsh.
You'll be responsible for the provision and delivery of an integrated, safe, legal, high-quality prison pharmaceutical service. Working closely with the Head of Healthcare and the multidisciplinary team, you'll be responsible for ensuring that the provision of service meets the contractual obligations.
The role also involves responsibility for providing daily expert advice on pharmaceutical matters and ensuring that a safe but modern medicines management service is provided to prisoners.
Main duties of the job
You will be a qualified Registered Pharmacist- BSc or Masters Degree in Pharmacy, holding registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. You will have a real passion for developing your Pharmaceutical skills and those of your team. Youll have a flexible approach to working within a team that encourages new ideas.
Youll receive a bank hourly rate of 36.75 on a weekday and 39.90 on weekends.
About us
HMP Belmarsh is a Category A mens prison with an operational capacity of over 910 inmates and is located in South East London. The site houses a High Security Unit (HSU) and is regarded as the most secure prison unit in the United Kingdom. HMP Belmarsh became operational in April 1991 and is adjacent to and adjoin to Woolwich Crown Court. The dedicated team in the Health in Justice division of Practice Plus Group make a real difference across over 45 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 people in these secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their history. Practice Plus Groups 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 were at work. If you share these values and have transferable skills we want to meet you! Please note that offers of employment are subject to Practice Plus Group Terms & Conditions and receipt of satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and prison vetting. Practice Plus Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a clinical pharmacist with Practice Plus Group you will;
Provide expert clinical advice on medicines and poly-pharmacy in
line with expected standards, ensuring that safe, modern, medicines management
and medicines optimisation service are provided to patients.
Deliver an integrated, safe,
legal and high quality prison pharmacy service, which will be part of a
comprehensive healthcare package based on the prison population needs.
Inspire positive and aspirational leadership to the team of
pharmacy technicians and the wider healthcare team in order to create and
maintain a good working environment and facilitate staff retention.
Promote good practice in all prescribing decisions to develop and
implement improved medicines management understanding throughout the prison
healthcare team.
Share information
relating to pharmaceutical products, medicines management, medicines
optimisation, medicines legislation and general health education so that
patients and the healthcare teams are appropriately informed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a clinical pharmacist with Practice Plus Group you will;
Provide expert clinical advice on medicines and poly-pharmacy in
line with expected standards, ensuring that safe, modern, medicines management
and medicines optimisation service are provided to patients.
Deliver an integrated, safe,
legal and high quality prison pharmacy service, which will be part of a
comprehensive healthcare package based on the prison population needs.
Inspire positive and aspirational leadership to the team of
pharmacy technicians and the wider healthcare team in order to create and
maintain a good working environment and facilitate staff retention.
Promote good practice in all prescribing decisions to develop and
implement improved medicines management understanding throughout the prison
healthcare team.
Share information
relating to pharmaceutical products, medicines management, medicines
optimisation, medicines legislation and general health education so that
patients and the healthcare teams are appropriately informed.
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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).
Additional information
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).