Principle Pharmacist

9 hours ago

London, Canada Practice Plus Group Full time

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an opportunity for a Principle Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Pentonville, a category B remand Prison located in North London, which housing around 1115 patients. This role is fantastic opportunity that would suit a proactive pharmacist, who is experienced in leading a team, a great communicator and passion about developing pharmacy services. HMP Pentonville 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.

The prison is easily accessible via Caledonian Road and Highbury and Islington stations, as well as having staff parking onsite.

Hours

Monday to Friday or 9am-5pm

Salary

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £66,000 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

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