About this role
Job summary
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.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7,000members of staff, who deliver services from more than122locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description Job 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
Qualifications Essential
Dispensing Assistants Course NVQ level 2 or equivalent
Desirable
Prison clearance Enhanced DBS
Experience Essential
Experience in community or hospital pharmacy
Desirable
experience in prison pharmacy
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address HMP Manchester
1 Southall Street
Manchester
M60 9AH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)