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

Employee assistance and wellbeing

Up to 33 days annual leave

Job summary

Spectrum Community Health CIC is recruiting for an NHS AfC Band 8a Prison Pharmacy role at HMP Northumberland in Morpeth. The post focuses on delivering a comprehensive prison pharmacy service, compliant with GPhC standards and national guidance, and coordinating across the prison and broader Spectrum teams.

The role emphasizes medicines management, patient-centred care, and ongoing development of pharmacy services within a secure setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Pharmacy (BPharm or MPharm) and ongoing CPD.
• GPhC registration in good standing.
• Non-medical prescribing qualification (or willingness to undertake).
• Experience in primary care or prison health settings preferred.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise and co-ordinate pharmacy services on-site at HMP Northumberland.
• Ensure pharmaceutical care complies with Medicines Act and GPhC guidance.
• Support medicines optimisation and tailor medicines to individual patient needs.
• Collaborate with Prison Health Care team and external providers across sites as required.

Skills

GPhC registration

Non-medical prescribing

Clinical governance

Education

Bachelor or Master in Pharmacy (BPharm or MPharm)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic prescribing

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-VB167

Employer Spectrum Community Health CIC Employer type Public (Non NHS) Site HMP Northumberland Town Morpeth Salary £29.90 - £39.48 per hour Salary period Hourly Closing 29/10/2026 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 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.

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.