Bank Pharmacist - Hmp Northumberland

Spectrum Community Health Cic; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Additional day off

Refer a friend

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working

Wellbeing programmes

33 days annual leave

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is recruiting a Pharmacist to deliver a high-quality pharmacy service at HMP Northumberland, aligning with GPhC standards and national guidance.

The role involves strategic planning, staff coordination, and collaboration with the Medicines Management Pharmacist, Lead GP, and prison teams to optimise medicines and reduce waste.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise, co-ordinate staff and deliver pharmacy services at HMP Northumberland.
• Ensure pharmaceutical care is delivered in accordance with Medicines Act, GPhC guidance, Commissioner service specification and related publications.
• Encourage development of medicines management understanding across the wider healthcare team and Prison Team; promote best practice with therapeutic developments.
• Assist Prison Health Care team in achieving NSF targets, NICE implementation, medicines management initiatives and electronic prescribing.
• Be available to work across sites in the North East when required.

Education

BPharm or MPharm degree

Postgraduate qualifications

Job description

Job summary

As a member of Spectrum Community Health the post holder will be responsible for delivering a pharmacy service at HMP Northumberland 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 Northumberland. 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.

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.

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).

Desirable

• Non-medical prescribing qualification (or willing to undertake study).
• Experience of non-medical prescribing.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• 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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name: Spectrum Community Health CIC

Address: HMP Northumberland, Wansbeck road, Morpeth, NE65 9XG, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Head of Healthcare, Matthew Railton, [e-mail]

Date posted: 16 October 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-VB167

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