Pharmacy Assistant - HMP Forest Bank | Spectrum Community Health CIC

Spectrum Community Health CIC; Salford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Salford seeks an enthusiastic Pharmacy Assistant to support pharmacy services in a prison environment. You'll assist in delivering essential pharmaceutical services, ensure secure medication supply, and provide necessary NHS support. Ideal candidates should possess excellent communication skills and a desire to grow in the pharmacy field. This role offers comprehensive training and development opportunities, along with various benefits including flexible working and generous leave policies.

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

Up to 33 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Motivated individual with desire to enhance pharmacy skills.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with integrated, safe, and legal pharmacy service.
• Supply and supervise administration of medication.
• Provide NHS services to prisoners.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Job description

Role Overview

The Pharmacy Department is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Pharmacy Assistant to support us in the delivery of pharmacy services at HMP Forest Bank. Are you looking for a new career in pharmacy? Or maybe, you are a community 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, and 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.

Responsibilities

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.

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

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.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the advertised role.

This advert closes on Monday 3 Nov 2025