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Location
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
19 May 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
05 May 2026

Job overview

HMP Manchester

Ever thought of working in the prison sector? It is an exciting, interesting and rapidly developing sector for pharmacy. You can be part of the prison pharmacy team at Greater Manchester Mental Health and support delivery of pharmacy services and medicines administration at HMP Manchester.

You must have been in the UK for 12 months prior to applying for this post and be able to provide a 6 year address history to be able to complete the prison clearance.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacy assistant to become part of our developing team. The successful candidate will be involved with labelling, dispensing, ordering and communicating with other members of the healthcare team to resolve problems.

You will have good communication skills and will contribute to developing the service. Working hours will be a total of 37.5 hours Monday to Friday.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts