Pharmacy Assistant - HMP Forest Bank

Spectrum Community Health CIC; Swinton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Swinton is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant for a part-time role of 19 hours per week at HMP Forest Bank. The successful candidate will assist in delivering pharmacy services, including medication management and NHS services for prisoners. Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team are essential. This position offers extensive training and development opportunities while contributing to a supportive healthcare team.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension

Annual leave on your Birthday

Welcome payment for some posts

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes

Up to 33 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated individual with a desire to enhance pharmacy skills.
• Experience working within a pharmacy setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the provision and delivery of pharmaceutical services.
• Support medication supply and administration to prisoners.
• Provide NHS services to prisoners within competency.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Motivated individual

Job description

The Pharmacy Department is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Pharmacy Assistant to support us in the delivery of pharmacy services at HMP Forest Bank. This role post is for 19 hours a week. Are you a community/Hospital Pharmacy Assistant looking for a new challenge? if so, this may be the job for you! This is an opportunity to join our committed team working in the pharmacy department to provide a variety of support roles across the establishment. You must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills are crucial with the ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team. If you are a motivated individual with a desire to enhance your pharmacy skills, we can offer a wide range of training and development opportunities.

As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will assist with the provision and delivery of an integrated, safe, legal, high quality prison pharmaceutical service, taking into consideration, at all times, the need to maintain a high level of security. The post holder will be an integral member of the Pharmacy Team, who form part of the wider healthcare. You will be required to support the delivery of Pharmacy Services which will include supply of medication, supervision of administration of medication to prisoners, and providing NHS services to prisoners within your competency.

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team. Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!

• Access to NHS Pension
• Annual leave on your Birthday
• Welcome payment for some posts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kirsten Haseldin, Job title: Senior Pharmacy Technician, Email address: [e-mail], Telephone number: 01619257000