Senior Pharmacy Technician | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 April 2026 |
| Location: | greater Manchester, M25 3BL |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7824219/437-7824219 |
Summary
Do you have strong interpersonal and influencing skills and excellent communication and stakeholder‑engagement skills
Do you have the ability to build rapport and positively influence clinical colleagues, including GPs and are you confident in negotiating, persuading, and facilitating behaviour change within primary care teams
Are you looking to work in collaboration with primary care , and ICB. and other Trusts and ready to move to a leadership role.
We are looking for a full time Pharmacy Technician to join our team . The role will involve project work around deprescribing and cost saving of drugs used mainly within the mental health sector and work medicines management work within our community mental health teams. You will need to be confident at presenting to multiple professional groups and have excellent excel skills.
Provide leadership and project management to the promazine de-prescribing project across Greater Manchester.
Provide leadership across Community Mental Health Teams with respect to medicines management.
Work with the community teams to help deliver medicine management agenda
have an active clinical role within both community and on in patient sites when required
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
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.
Provide leadership and project management to the promazine de-prescribing project across Greater Manchester working with primary care, ICB, and hospital Trusts.
Provide leadership across Community Mental Health Teams with respect to medicines management.
Contribute to development and implementation of policies and procedures within the department and those impacting across services e.g. Trust Medicines Management Policy.
As lead pharmacy technician, review medicines management practices within community teams, making recommendations to improve practice.
Assist in the inspection of facilities at CMHTs and give advice on the storage of drugs. Monitor stock list of drug supplies in accordance with the fluctuating demands of the clients managed in the community.
Deputise for the Chief Pharmacy Technician at relevant internal and external meetings with stakeholders.
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Mar 2026