Lead Pharmacist | Provide CIC

Provide CIC; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community interest company in Colchester is seeking a professional for medicines management focused on safety and governance. Responsibilities include leading on Non-Medical Prescribing, supporting clinical pharmacy advice, and driving service innovation. Candidates should be committed to community health and care with skills in governance and pharmaceuticals.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical processes are safe and effective.
• Act as the Medication Safety Officer.
• Lead on Non-Medical Prescribing.
• Support governance and risks associated with medicines.
• Provide clinical pharmacy advice and support.
• Develop and maintain medicines governance and assurance.

Job description

Responsibilities and expectations are described across multiple duties related to medicines management, governance and service development. Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise) delivering health and social care services in the community. It is employee-owned with profits reinvested into delivering services. The organisation operates across community settings to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults in Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical processes undertaken across Provide services are safe, effective and evidence based.
• Act as the Medication Safety Officer and Lead on medication safety
• Lead on Non-Medical Prescribing
• Support and advise on governance and risks associated with medicines governance and assurance
• Actively contribute to, and participate in, the provision and development of pharmaceutical services across Provide
• Participate as an active member of the Pharmacy and Medicines team and support the safe and effective use of medicines across Provide services
• Provide clinical pharmacy advice and support on the management of patients within our care to maximise benefit and minimise risk in relation to medicines
• Support the development of patient pathways and redesign to ensure effective processes are adapted in relation to medicines optimisation
• Deputise for the Head of Medicines Management as required
• Support and participate in clinical research and audit
• Develop and maintain medicines governance, assurance and related policies and training
• Work with governance leads to monitor and report on non-medical prescribing data within the NMP Scope of Practice and cost effectiveness, aligned with local formularies and guidance

Organisational context

• Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise) owned by employees with social objectives and profits reinvested into local communities or service delivery.
• We work across community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, and in people’s homes, delivering services across multiple regions.
• Provide is an equal opportunities employer supporting LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks; we welcome applicants from underrepresented groups.

Values and commitments

• 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.

Key relationships

• Internal: Head of Medicines Management; Pharmacy and Medicines Management team; Directors and Divisional Leads; NHS/Local Authority stakeholders
• External: Community Health Service Pharmacists, ICS Medicines Optimisation Teams, Specialist Pharmacy Services, Independent contractors, Third Sector Partners, Patients and Patient Groups, and local hospitals and CCGs

Professional responsibilities and activity areas

• Analytical and judgement: identify pharmaceutical needs through data analysis, evidence-based practice and option assessment; monitor non-medical prescribing data and ensure cost effectiveness
• Planning and organisation: coordinate the Medicines Management work programme, drive innovation and service redesign, ensure KPIs are met
• Patient and client care: provide specialised pharmaceutical advice and medicines reconciliation; support compliance with prescribing standards; develop medicines optimisation training; manage medicines policies, audits and training
• Policy and service: interpret guidance and develop policies; implement alerts and governance for controlled drugs; deputy chair Medicines Governance and Safety Group
• Human resources: develop training and competency tools for new and ongoing roles in community care
• Research and development: lead medicines management audits, data collection, and contribute to research projects
• Freedom to act: interpret guidance, develop strategy and lead implementation of national guidance, NICE guidelines and local prescribing
• Additional duties: mandatory training, staff appraisal participation, policy updates, cross-organisational collaboration

Application timeline

This advert closes on Monday 15 Sep 2025.