Bank Pharmacist - HMP Humber

Spectrum Community Health CIC; Everthorpe; On-site; GBP 4,119,000 - 5,439,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Time off for you

Refer a friend scheme

Training and development

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing programmes

Up to 33 days annual leave

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is recruiting a bank pharmacist-in-charge for HMP Humber, Everthorpe. You will lead the prison pharmacy team, ensuring a safe, legal and high-quality service in collaboration with clinical colleagues and prison partners.

The role requires GPhC registration and a strong background in therapeutics, with flexibility to cover variable hours. Prior experience in secure settings is beneficial but not essential.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with GPhC
• Experience in hospital or community pharmacy
• CPD and ongoing professional development

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the prison pharmacy team
• Deliver integrated, safe medicines management services
• Review and improve drug handling, clinical prescribing support, and audits

Skills

GPhC registration

Leadership

Clinical therapeutics

Education

BPharm or MPharm

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Main area Prison Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Bank Hours Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Variable hours depending on service need) Job ref 847-RM-26-VB159

Employer Spectrum Community Health CIC Employer type Public (Non NHS) Site HMP Humber Town Everthorpe Salary £29.90 - £39.48 per hour Salary period Hourly Closing 29/09/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

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.

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
• 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Education and Training

• 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

• 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.