Job summary
As a Senior Pharmacist at HMP Manchester, you will lead the delivery of comprehensive pharmaceutical care, ensuring safe and effective medication management in accordance with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's (RPS) Medicine Optimisation in Secure Environments (2017) guidelines.
Your role will focus on improving patient outcomes through person-centred care, particularly addressing the complex needs of a prison population, including chronic conditions and mental health.
You will manage the pharmacy team, which include an inhouse dispensary and work closely with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to ensure best practices in prescribing and medication safety. This is an opportunity to contribute to health improvement strategies within the secure environment of HMP Manchester while adhering to the principles of medicines optimisation.
In addition to your clinical and managerial responsibilities, you will play a key role in the development of health promotion initiatives and preventive care programs within the prison. By working closely with both healthcare and custodial staff, you will help drive interventions that address public health concerns such as communicable diseases.
Main duties of the job
To ensure safe and effective prescribing of medication that is in line with the prison pain formulary and the trust prison formulary.
To carryout medication reviews (including SMRs) for patients and to prescribe/deprescribe as appropriate to ensure that treatment is optimised.
To promote further development of the pharmacist's role within the Trust.
Clinical and operational service improvements to Health and Justice sites.
- Lead the pharmacy service at HMP Manchester
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
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
Staff benefits
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
- 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
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Staff benefits
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
- 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
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Evidence of post-qualification training e.g. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
Desirable
- NMP Qualification
- Clinical Skills module/ training course
Experience
Essential
- Line Management and Team Management experience
- Experience of delivering a clinical pharmacy service
Desirable
- Experience of working in a prison as a pharmacist
- Experience of working in substance misuse/mental health
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Evidence of post-qualification training e.g. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
Desirable
- NMP Qualification
- Clinical Skills module/ training course
Experience
Essential
- Line Management and Team Management experience
- Experience of delivering a clinical pharmacy service
Desirable
- Experience of working in a prison as a pharmacist
- Experience of working in substance misuse/mental health
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
