Pharmacist

Practice Plus Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Regional Pharmacist to enhance pharmacy services across the Yorkshire region. This part-time role involves providing clinical leadership, ensuring high-quality pharmacy service delivery, and engaging in audits to improve pharmacy practice. Applicants must hold a relevant vocational Master’s degree in Pharmacy and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. The position offers flexible working hours and is subject to security checks.

Benefits

Bespoke induction

Competency framework

Career development opportunities

Support from the wider team

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy including pre‑registration training.
• Experience of running an effective pharmacy service.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and clinical audit.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated pharmacy services for the region.
• Provide professional leadership and advice.
• Conduct clinical audits and evaluations.
• Deliver high‑quality pharmacy services in prisons.

Skills

Leadership

Pharmacy management

Clinical governance

Clinical audit

Interpersonal skills

Education

Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Regional Pharmacist to work in a multi‑functional role as part of the Yorkshire team. You will lead on the delivery of integrated, safe, high‑quality and effective pharmacy services across the region.

Hours

22.5 hours a week, working 3 days a week, with flexible days. Hours are 8:30‑4:30pm. Dedicated one day at HMP Newhall and Askham Grange; the rest of the work is from home.

Salary

This part‑time position offers an annual salary up to £60,000 per annum FTE, depending on experience.

Support

• Bespoke induction, including the Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team
• Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK; due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main Duties of the Job

• Work as part of the Yorkshire regional team, leading on the delivery of integrated, safe, high‑quality and effective pharmacy services.
• Provide aspirational professional leadership for regional pharmacists, technicians and pharmacy assistants, offering expert advice and guidance, promoting best practice in medication use on sites, embedding clinical supervision and ensuring adherence to policies and procedures and statutory frameworks.
• Chair regional medicines management meetings, working closely with the regional lead nurse and regional medical lead to ensure all regional legal requirements are met in relation to medicines management.
• Provide expert clinical advice on medicines and poly‑pharmacy in line with expected standards, ensuring that a safe, modern, medicines management and medicines optimisation service is provided to patients.
• Engage in clinical audits, review drug‑related incidents and conduct assessments and evaluations to support sites to improve pharmacy provision.
• Deliver an integrated, safe, legal and high‑quality prison pharmacy service, which will be part of a comprehensive health‑care package based on the prison population needs.

Qualifications Required

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy including pre‑registration training
• Relevant post‑qualification and evidence of continuing professional development
• Ability to work effectively across a number of sites providing education, supervision and leadership to teams and colleagues to support service improvement
• Knowledge and application of clinical governance and clinical audit
• Experience of running an effective and responsive pharmacy service

Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

About Us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• We act with integrity
• We embrace diversity
• We strive to do things better together

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.

Employer Details

Employer Name

Practice Plus Group

Address

Hawker House

Napier Court, 5‑6 Napier Road

Reading

Berkshire

RG1 8BW

Employer's Website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)