Bank Pharmacist - Hmp Humber

Spectrum Community Health Cic; Aldbrough; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to NHS Pension

Flexible Working

Up to 33 days annual leave

Time for you

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Health and Wellbeing programmes

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is seeking a Bank Pharmacist in charge to lead a prison pharmaceutical service. You will manage the pharmacy team, collaborate with the Head of Healthcare and multidisciplinary staff, and ensure a safe, high-quality service within the contract framework.

Applicants should be UK-registered pharmacists with post-registration experience, ideally in healthcare settings, and prepared to work flexibly across shifts in a prison environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Pharmacy and GPhC registration.
• Post-graduate qualifications in clinical therapeutics are desirable.
• Non-medical prescribing qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide and deliver an integrated, safe prison pharmaceutical service.
• Lead the pharmacy team and collaborate with healthcare partners.
• Review safe systems, conduct medicines reviews, and develop clinics.
• Offer daily expert advice on pharmaceutical matters and ensure quality care.

Skills

Autonomous working

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor or Master in Pharmacy (BPharm/MPharm)

Job description

Job summary

As the bank pharmacist in charge you will be responsible for the provision and delivery of an integrated, safe, legal, high quality prison pharmaceutical service. You will lead and manage the pharmacy team working closely with the Head of Healthcare, GP, patients, prison partners and the multidisciplinary healthcare team to develop the service.

Main duties of the job

You will be a qualified Registered Pharmacist- BSc or Master's Degree in Pharmacy, holding registration with the general Pharmaceutical Council.

If you are self‑motivated and able to work autonomously as well as showing plenty of initiative when it comes to handling a wide range of situations, then this could be the right role for you!

Experience of working in a secure environment would be beneficial but not essential

You will be responsible for ensuring that the provision of service meets the contractual obligations. The role will also include reviewing safe systems of working and controlled drug processes, developing pharmacist led clinics and medicines reviews ,responsibility for providing daily expert advice on pharmaceutical matters and ensuring that a safe but modern medicines management service is provided to our patients.

About us

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
• Time for you (additional day off)
• 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 are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.

Our Mission

Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities

Our Vision

Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.

Details

Date posted: 17 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £29.90 to £39.48 an hour

Contract: Bank

Working pattern: Flexible working

Reference number: 847-RM-26-VB159

Job locations: HMP Humber, Sands Lane, Everthorpe, HU15 2JZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

• Minimum Bachelor or Masters ( BPharm or MPharm) Degree in Pharmacy and further relevant post-graduate qualifications.
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
• Undertaken training for clinical therapeutics to specialist level e.g. National Prescribing Centre therapeutic training.
• Pharmacist, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Non-medical prescribing qualification (or willing to undertake study).
• Experience of non-medical prescribing.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Minimum five years post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy or community pharmacy.
• Experience of working within primary care.
• Experience of leading and implementing change within a health setting.
• Proven experience of planning, organising a broad range of complex activities in line with strategic plans.
• Training in Microsoft Office e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Proven experience of provision, collection, analysis, processing synthesis and communicating highly complex data.
• Experience of leading and developing clinical audit and research.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Spectrum Community Health CIC is an equal opportunities employer.