Community Health Specialist Pharmacist
Provide CIC
Colchester, CO4 9YQView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£55,690 to £62,682
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
27 October 2026
8 days leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Team at Provide. This diverse and rewarding role ...
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.
Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.
We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.
A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:
Vision: Transforming Lives
Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion
Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.
Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks.
We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.
Skills and knowledge
Essential: - Evidence in Application; - Minimum 3 years experience with significant Community Health Services experience; - Experience of working on wards
Desirable: - Leadership qualification; - Evidence of working across systems; - Experience in governance and risk management for medicines
Governance and Risk management
Essential: - Evidence of medicines safety and review
Presentatio Skills
Essential: - Evidence of presentation skills
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
13 October 2026
Last checked
15 October 2026
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