Lead Pharmacist

As the Clinical Pharmacist your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Have overall responsibility running the pharmacy
• Provide leadership and support to the dedicated pharmacy team and them 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.
• Continually develop your professional knowledge and skills and be expected to facilitate your
  own prescribing clinics within your sphere of competence. You will 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 doesn’t 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

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s 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 Group’s 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.

Qualifications & Experience

• Registered Pharmacist - holding registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Vocational Master’s Degree in Pharmacy including pre-registration training
• Relevant post qualification

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re 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.