Job summary
- Main area
- Prison Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 7.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 847-RM-25-V567
- Employer
- Spectrum Community Health CIC
- Employer type
- Public (Non NHS)
- Site
- HMP Styal
- Town
- Wilmslow
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacist - HMP Styal + £1500 welcome payment
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
Spectrum Healthcare are looking for Pharmacists
Are you a pharmacist looking for a new challenge in your employment and career? Would you like work to complement another role you may have.
Working in a prison environment can offer many alternative working practices not available in community pharmacy talk to us to understand them
Have you considered working in within the prison service at HMP Styal, a female prison centrally located in Cheshire,
We are looking for a qualified registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council to cover maternity leave for 30 hours per week, whilst we are primarily looking to cover with one individual, we are mindful of the need to be flexible and can match your availability with our work patterns and the needs of the service.
A welcome payment is payable to new staff joining Spectrum Community Health CIC.
Additional security clearance is mandatory.
Main duties of the job
Main duties involve supporting the pharmacy team to deliver a high standard pharmaceutical service to our patients at HMP Styal. You will be responsible for ensuring that the provision of service meets the contractual obligations. The role will also include reviewing safe systems of working and controlled drug processes, clinical checking of prescriptions, developing pharmacist led clinics and medicines reviews, responsibility for providing daily expert advice on pharmaceutical matters and ensuring that a safe, cost effective but modern medicines management service is provided to our patients. You will also lead, manage and develop the pharmacy team.
Professional support and development will be offered through the pharmacy networks and support staff within the organisation.
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
- Annual leave on your Birthday
- 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.
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
Essential criteria
- 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).
Desirable criteria
- Non-medical prescribing qualification (or willing to undertake study).
- Experience of non-medical prescribing.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum five years post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy or community pharmacy.
- Experience of working within primary care.
- Experience of leading and implementing change within a health setting.
- 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
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melanie Greaves
- Job title
- Head of Healthcare
- Email address
- [email protected]
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