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Clinical Pharmacist

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice

London, SE28 0FJ

Salary

£56,233 to £63,119

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

3 September 2026

3 days left

Job description

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team at HM...

As a Clinical Pharmacist , your responsibilities will vary. You will;

  • Provide expert clinical advice on medicines and poly-pharmacy in line with expected standards, ensuring that safe, modern, medicines management and medicines optimisation service are provided to patients.
  • 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.
  • Promote good practice in all prescribing decisions to develop and implement improved medicines management understanding throughout the prison healthcare team.
  • Share information relating to pharmaceutical products, medicines management, medicines optimisation, medicines legislation and general health education so that patients and the healthcare teams are appropriately informed.

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

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Thameside, a category B Prison, a remand prison located in Thamesmead, London. This is a privately run prison.

There is staff parking, good access by bus and train, staff canteen, on-site gym, PPG training pathway. This is a large and busy team of 18 which includes 2 Clinical Pharmacists, a dispensary team, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants, and wing based Technicians.

Hours

Working 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday 9-5pm, no weekends.

Salary

This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £63,119 per annum

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 and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks

#LI-ST1

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.

Qualifications required

  • GPhC registered Pharmacist.
  • Management and leadership experience (desirable).
  • Procurement and audit experience (desirable).
  • Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy including pre-registration training
  • Clinical Pharmacist diploma would be desirable
  • Experience developing effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

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.

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Provenance

Source

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First seen

24 August 2026

Last checked

26 August 2026

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About the employer

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Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice

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