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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
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in community or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- experience in prison pharmacy
Qualifications
Essential
- Dispensing Assistants Course NVQ level 2 or equivalent
Desirable
- Prison clearance
- Enhanced DBS
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This advert is for Senior Dispensing Assistant with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Jul 2026.
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