Pharmacy Dispensing assistant

Job Introduction

Are you looking to develop your skills in a unique and rewarding healthcare environment? We are currently seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant to join our experienced pharmacy team at HMP Norwich, working under the direction of the Clinical Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technicians.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a vital healthcare service within a secure setting, supporting both patients and staff in delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care.

Full time and part time hours available. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with the pharmacy team to provide an efficient and comprehensive pharmaceutical service within the prison.

• Participate in all aspects of dispensing, including labelling, stock rotation, secure storage, and managing dispensary queries.

• Ensure the delivery of a legal, safe, and high-quality pharmaceutical service in line with National and Local policies, with a strong emphasis on maintaining security at all times.

• Support the implementation of the medicines management strategy, including service improvement projects across Norfolk Prisons.

• Assist in promoting cost-effective prescribing and support the medicines optimisation strategy, contributing to the effective management of medication budgets.

• Deliver services in accordance with HCRG Care Group Medicines Policy and uphold the highest standards of care and confidentiality.

What We’re Looking For:

• Previous experience in a pharmacy environment is desirable, though not essential.

• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.

• Ability to work confidently in a secure and sensitive environment.

• A team player with a professional, compassionate, and discreet manner.

Package Description

As a Pharmacy Dispensing assistant you’ll be part of our valued team based at HMP Norwich. You will feel valued as a Pharmacy Dispensing assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £25,000 with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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