Job requirements
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Presentatio Skills
Evidence of presentation skills
- Skills and knowledge
Evidence in Application
- Skills and knowledge
Minimum 3 years experience with significant Community Health Services experience
- Skills and knowledge
Experience of working on wards
- Governance and Risk management
Evidence of medicines safety and review
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills and knowledge
Leadership qualification
- Skills and knowledge
Evidence of working across systems
- Skills and knowledge
Experience in governance and risk management for medicines
Job overview
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.
Detailed job description and main 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.
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.
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This advert is for Community Health Specialist Pharmacist with Provide CIC in Colchester, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £55,690 - £62,682 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (End June 2027). The application deadline is 27 Oct 2026.
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