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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Minimum 2 years post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy, other prisons, or community pharmacy
- Knowledge
Pharmacy legal requirements and controlled drug legislation knowledge
- Qualifications
Minimum Bachelor or Masters (BPharm or MPharm) Degree in Pharmacy and further relevant post-graduate qualifications.
- Qualifications
Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a pharmacist
- Qualifications
Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Experience & Skills
Leadership and decision making skills. Has a strategic vision and the ability to plan and review.
- Experience & Skills
Experience of working within challenging and complex situations both autonomously and part of a team.
- Experience & Skills
Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
- Knowledge
Has a good understanding of security issues in relation to the prison environment
- Experience & Skills
Experience of working with substance misusers/services
- Experience & Skills
Experience of working in a prison environment or similar setting
Job overview
Are you a GPhC Registered Pharmacist seeking a role that truly makes a difference? We're looking for an experienced pharmacist with an independent prescribing qualification to join our Integrated Healthcare Service at HMP Liverpool– where every day brings new challenges and rewards in equal measure.
Why choose us?
✓ Outstanding reputation – CQC-praised for innovative care and strong leadership
✓ Excellent benefits – NHS pension, competitive salary, enhanced weekend/night rates
✓ Job security – stable, long-term career opportunities
✓ Career development – comprehensive development strategy for all clinical staff
✓ Supportive environment – work alongside a committed, collaborative team
This is pharmacy with purpose – a dynamic role where you'll lead medication services, develop your clinical skills, and shape safe, effective pharmaceutical care in a unique and rewarding setting.
See below for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
Your Role: Specialist Pharmacist
Take the lead in delivering safe, efficient medication services in our busy Category B local prison where your expertise truly counts.
What you'll do:
- Leadership – organisation, planning and co-ordination of all pharmacy services on-site.
- 1:1 Patient Care – help patients to optimise their medicines by tailoring medicines and support to the individual patient needs and run pharmacy-led clinics
- Controlled drugs management – work alongside the senior pharmacist to lead on all controlled drugs processes and compliance, upholding The Misuse of Drugs Act.
- Oversight of DFM Pathway– lead our dependence forming medication pathway, identifying at risk patients and ensuring they are scheduled MDT reviews.
- Drive quality improvement – contribute to MDTs on medication-related issues and guide colleagues on safer, more effective medication management practices
Ready to lead and make a difference?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note you must have right to work in the UK and have been a UK resident for the past 3 years. Please see job description attached.
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 Specialist Prison Pharmacist with Spectrum Community Health CIC in Liverpool, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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