Pharmacist - HMP Low Newton | Spectrum Community Health CIC

Spectrum Community Health CIC; Framwellgate Moor; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in the UK is seeking a Pharmacist to deliver pharmacy services at a prison. The role involves planning, organizing, and coordinating pharmacy services, ensuring compliance with regulations, and collaborating with healthcare teams to optimize patient care. Responsibilities include managing medicines and promoting good practices in prescribing. This role offers a competitive benefits package and a commitment to making a difference in healthcare.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension

Annual leave on your Birthday

Cost of living payment

Welcome payment for some posts

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes

Up to 33 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience in pharmacy services, particularly in a prison setting.
• Understanding of medicines management and regulatory guidelines.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pharmacy services at HMP Low Newton according to GPhC standards.
• Plan and co-ordinate pharmacy services integration with healthcare teams.
• Promote good practice and develop understanding of medicines management.

Job description

As a member of Spectrum Community Health the post holder will be responsible for delivering a pharmacy service at HMP Low Newton 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 at HMP Low Newton 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. Please see Job description and person specification.

To strategically plan, organise, co-ordinate staff and deliver pharmacy services at HMP Low Newton. 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.

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
• Annual leave on your Birthday
• Cost of living payment of £600 pa (pro rata)- payable till 31/03/2023
• Welcome payment for some posts
• 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.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the advertised role.

This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Dec 2025