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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
847-RM-25-V771
Employer
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Employer type
Public (Non NHS)
Site
HMP STYAL
Town
Wilmslow
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 per annum, dependant on experience
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/01/2026 23:59

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Pharmacy Technician - HMP Styal

NHS AfC: Band 4

Job overview

A new  role within the experienced Pharmacy team at HMP Styal. Must be a registered Pharmacy Technician willing to develop into an Accredited Accuracy Checking Technician.  This full time (Mon- Fri) role will involve managing the daily running of the dispensary and staff. 

Main duties of the job

As a Band 4 Pharmacy Technician you will be responsible for the daily running of the main dispensary on a daily basis. To report to the Senior Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacists. 

Working for our organisation

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

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 and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. 

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

-Dispensing/ checking medications

-Stock Supply

-Running the dispensary

-Audits and reports

-In possession Clinic

 

 

Person specification

Education and training

Essential criteria
  • BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences Professional registration with GPhC (or competent to complete)
Desirable criteria
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • At least 3 years post-qualification experience of working in community/hospital pharmacy.
  • Experience of supervising a technical pharmacy area or service.
  • Experience of change optimisation.
  • Experience of participating in clinical research or undertaking clinical audit
  • Familiar with utilising prescribing data. Knowledge of medicines optimisation issues
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in a prison environment or similar setting.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Puja Pachnanda
Job title
Prison Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01625 553212
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