We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our Primary Care team at HMP Brixton. HMP Brixton is a category C prison which will shortly be changing to a category B prison, based in the South West London, close to Brixton underground station.

Within this role you will be working closely with a large established Pharmacy team, and working alongside the Principle pharmacist. The site boasts a newly renovated Pharmacy to enable high quality delivery of pharmacy services. Within this role you will be dispensing, second checking, delivering meds review, supporting with minor ailment clinics, clinical screening scripts.

Independent prescribing qualification is an option and will be supported

Hours
15 hours a week working Tuesday and Friday 8.30am-5pm.

Salary
This position is part time and you'll receive an annual salary up to £63,119 per annum - FTE depending on experience.

How will we 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.

What you'll be doing

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

Ensure the provision and delivery of an integrated, safe, legal, high quality prison pharmaceutical service
Provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters and ensuring a safe and modern medicines management services
Support in leading a team of Pharmacy technicians, a team of 9
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.

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

What we’ll look for in you

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

GPhC registered Pharmacist.
Vocational Master’s Degree in Pharmacy including pre-registration training
Clinical Diploma ideally but not essential
Excellent communication skills

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.