Lead Pharmacy Technician in Chelmsford

As a Pharmacy Team Leaderyou will be part of our valued team in our Pharmacy Service, HMP Chelmsford. You will be receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:Salary of£42,324.00depending on experience, and Group Pension.Receive a competitive salary enhancement for working pattern will vary each week and will include weekend coverageMembership 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 youAccess to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest ratesOnline 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 The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job Introduction

Working as a Pharmacy Team Leader you will provide high quality care and medication treatment to patients with clinical indications in a prison setting. This role works as part of a team delivering care to patients both within the Healthcare Centres and on the Wings / House blocks within the prison environment as well as establishing and maintaining relationships with staff at all levels, customers and other key stakeholders. Candidate must to be flexible to cover shifts as and when needed and step up to provide support to the team.The Pharmacy Team Leader will support in the development of the healthcare service and the healthcare staff.The role will involve integrated working with all areas within the Prison and other services.

If you would like more information please contact:Recruitment Advisor: Louise Ledward on 07884 659608 or louise.ledward@hcrgcaregroup.comHiring manager: Jignesh Chavda jignesh.chavda@hcrgcaregroup.com

Main Responsibilities

Our Pharmacy Team Leader:Lead, supervise and develop the pharmacy team, including appraisals, performance management, training, induction, and probation support.Manage staffing rotas and ensure the team has the skills and competencies required to deliver a safe and effective pharmacy service.Provide clinical leadership, assessing patients, supporting medication administration, maintaining accurate records, and referring patients where appropriate.Monitor team performance, conduct, and documentation to ensure compliance with professional, clinical, and organisational standards.Lead pharmacy meetings and safety huddles, and contribute to multidisciplinary forums such as Medicines Management, Clinical Governance, and Drug Strategy meetings.Support audits, quality improvement initiatives, and service development to enhance patient outcomes and operational performance.Work collaboratively with the Lead Pharmacist, Pharmacy Manager, and wider healthcare teams to ensure safe medicines management across the prison.Provide operational support as required, including wing-based healthcare duties, report writing, and attendance at legal proceedings where necessary.Promote a positive, professional culture, challenging inappropriate behaviours and demonstrating effective leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role in line with service requirements.Please note: This list is not exhaustive and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the service.A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.

The Ideal Candidate will

EssentialQualified ACT (Accuracy Checking Technician)Excellent communication and inter-personal skillsAbility to build and develop relationshipsStrong leadership and management skills or working towards these with support and guidanceStrong customer service skillsMust be confident and capable of autonomous practiceExperience/Qualifications/knowledge:Registered pharmacy technicianExperience in a similar roleExperience in a Prison environment highly desirableExcellent medication knowledgeExperience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team

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.

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