Bank Pharmacist - HMP Humber

Spectrum Community Health CIC; Everthorpe; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to NHS Pension

Time for you – extra day off

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Health and Wellbeing programmes

Up to 33 days annual leave

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is seeking a Band 8a Prison Pharmacist to deliver a comprehensive on-site pharmacy service at HMP Humber. The role focuses on planning, organising and coordinating all on-site services in alignment with GPhC standards and prison-specific guidelines.

You will work with the Medicines Management Pharmacist and prison health team to optimise medicines, reduce waste, and improve access and service efficiency, with potential cross-site duties in the North East.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master (BPharm/MPharm) in Pharmacy with relevant CPD.
• GPhC registration and non-medical prescribing qualification (or willingness).
• Experience in primary care and medicines management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a pharmacy service at HMP Humber in line with standards.
• Strategically plan and coordinate staff and pharmacy activities.
• Promote best practice in medicines management across the healthcare team.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Non-medical prescribing

Primary care experience

Medicines management

Education

Bachelor/Master in Pharmacy (BPharm/MPharm)

Tools

GPhC registration

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-VB153

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 15/09/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

As a member of Spectrum Community Health the post holder will be responsible for delivering a pharmacy service at HMP Humber in line with GPhC standards and recommendations outlined in “A pharmacy service for prisoners” and ‘Safer Prescribing in Prisons’. This will involve the overall organisation, planning and co-ordination of all pharmacy services on-site. The post holder will work with the Medicines Management Pharmacist, other Spectrum Specialist Prison Pharmacists, Lead GP, other GPs and the prisons to ensure prison pharmacy services are of the highest quality and successfully integrated into Spectrum Community Health. In line with the well-being model of healthcare the post holder, through a partnership approach, will also help patients to optimise their medicines by tailoring medicines and support to the individual patient needs. They will also identify unmet pharmaceutical need, and assist in improving access and service efficiency including a reduction in wasted medicines.

Main duties of the job

Please see Job description and person specification.

To strategically plan, organise, co-ordinate staff and deliver pharmacy services at HMP Humber. To ensure that pharmaceutical care is consistently delivered in accordance with the Medicines Act, GPhC guidance, Commissioner service specification and in line with recommendations outlined in “A pharmacy service for prisoners” and "Safer Prescribing for Prisoners".

In addition, the post-holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better medicines management understanding throughout the wider healthcare team and Prison Team and promote good practice in line with therapeutic developments in all prescribing decisions. This will involve assisting the Prison Health Care team in achieving NSF targets, NICE implementation, medicines management initiatives and the introduction of electronic prescribing.

The job holder will be expected to work across the sites in the North East when required.

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

• Experience of working within primary care.
• 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.