Community Health Specialist Pharmacist

Provide Community (Provide Cic); Colchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Provide is seeking a Pharmacist to join its Pharmacy Team, driving medicines optimisation, patient safety and governance across community health services. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to shape medicines-related pathways and support innovative service developments.

The role offers autonomy in leading key strategic workstreams such as Non-Medical Prescribing, Sexual Health Services, medicines governance and patient safety programmes, contributing to service transformation and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Community Health Services is required.
• Eligible for UK registration with current professional status.
• Experience in medicines governance and risk management is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical processes across Provide services to ensure they are safe, effective, patient-centred, and evidence-based.
• Provide expert clinical pharmacy advice to multidisciplinary teams, supporting safe management of medicines in community services.
• Lead the pharmaceutical aspects of Sexual Health Services, including medicines governance and reporting.
• Act as the professional lead for Non-Medical Prescribing, supporting governance, safe prescribing and service improvement.
• Support identification and mitigation of medicines-related risks, contributing to patient safety and assurance.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives, audits, and service evaluations to enhance medicines use and outcomes.

Skills

3 years experience

Community Health Services

Experience of working on wards

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Team at Provide. This diverse and rewarding role offers the chance to influence patient care across a wide range of community health services, driving high standards of medicines optimisation, patient safety, quality improvement, and clinical governance.

As a Community Health Services Pharmacist, you will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines across community services. You will play a key role in shaping medicines-related pathways, supporting innovative service developments, and providing clinical advice to healthcare professionals.

The role offers a unique opportunity to lead and influence key strategic workstreams, including Non-Medical Prescribing, Sexual Health Services, medicines governance, and patient safety programmes. You will work closely with clinical teams, operational leads, and senior stakeholders to support service transformation and improve outcomes for patients receiving care in community settings.

This position is ideal for a pharmacist who enjoys working autonomously, leading change, and making a tangible impact on patient care while contributing to the continued development of high-quality community healthcare services.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and support medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical processes across Provide services to ensure they are safe, effective, patient-centred, and evidence-based.
• Provide expert clinical pharmacy advice to multidisciplinary teams, supporting the safe management and optimisation of medicines for patients receiving community healthcare services.
• Lead the pharmaceutical aspects of Sexual Health Services, including oversight of medicines governance, service data review, and statutory reporting requirements.
• Act as the professional lead for Non-Medical Prescribing, supporting governance, safe prescribing practice, competency development, and service improvement.
• Support the identification, management, and mitigation of medicines-related risks, contributing to organisational assurance and patient safety.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives, audits, and service evaluations to enhance medicines use and patient outcomes.
• Contribute to the development and redesign of patient pathways, ensuring medicines optimisation is embedded within service delivery models.
• Work in partnership with clinical and operational teams to support innovation and service transformation across community healthcare services.

About us

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision:Transforming Lives

Values:Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission:An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for a list of the main responsibilities for this role. Thank you for taking the time to apply for a role within Provide.

Person Specification

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Evidence in Application
• Minimum 3 years experience with significant Community Health Services experience
• Experience of working on wards

Desirable

• Leadership qualification
• Evidence of working across systems
• Experience in governance and risk management for medicines

Governance and Risk management

Essential

• Evidence of medicines safety and review

Presentatio Skills

Essential

• Evidence of presentation skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks.