Job summary
- Main area
- Primary care
- Grade
- £35-£40 per hour
- Contract
- Locum: 12 months
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
 
- Job ref
- CHR - 7576331
- Employer
- Connect Healthcare Rotherham CIC
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- Valley Health Centre
- Town
- Rotherham
- Salary
- Dependant on experience
- Closing
- 14/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
 
	
Locum Pharmacist
£35-£40 per hour
Job overview
The job overview of this advert can be found in the attached document of the job description and person specification .
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this job can be found in the attached document of the job description and person specification .
Working for our organisation
Connnnect Healthcare Rotherham Community Interest Company (CIC) is a federation of 28 GP practices in Rotherham. The organisation is led by a Board of representatives from general practice in the Borough, with executive leadership from a Medical Director on a part-time basis.
The organisation currently delivers extended access primary care services in Rotherham and a Physio First service in partnership with the local acute and community trust, the largest of its kind currently operating. In addition, the organisation is supporting the development of primary care networks and manages delivery of training and development to large cohorts of the general practice workforce.
Our Vision
We are a GP-led organisation and aim to provide services for direct patient care and to support GP practices. We will be a patient-centred, working collaboratively across general practice and with partners to provide high-quality services, positive working experiences for our staff, and to secure the sustainability of general practice in Rotherham
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The detailed job description and main duties of this job can be found in the attached document of the job description and person specification .
Person specification
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining an independent prescribing qualification
- Completion of CPPE pathway
Desirable criteria
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post- graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years post-- qualification experience.
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Knowledge of NHS structure (primary care, secondary care, ICB,PCN, commissioning)
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
- Nazreen Hussain
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07399529019
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