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Posted 4 days ago by Operose health
The PCN Clinical Prescribing Pharmacist at Operose Health is responsible for enhancing primary care delivery through eff...
- Rate £60,000 per year
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Undetermined
- Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton
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About Our Pharmacist Contract Roles
What does a pharmacist contractor do?
Pharmacist contractors are engaged across healthcare settings including NHS hospitals, community pharmacy chains, primary care networks, and pharmaceutical industry environments to provide clinical pharmacy services, medicines management, and specialist pharmaceutical expertise on a flexible basis. Clinical Pharmacist contractors in acute NHS settings provide ward-based medicines optimisation, prescribing support, and clinical review services; community pharmacy contractors manage day-to-day dispensing operations and patient-facing clinical services; and industry pharmacist contractors provide regulatory, clinical, or medical affairs expertise within pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Locum and contract pharmacist working is a well-established and large market within the healthcare contracting sector.
Pharmacist contractors are expected to hold registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a prerequisite for all practising pharmacist roles, alongside a Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent recognised qualification. The specific clinical and technical skills required depend on the setting: hospital clinical pharmacists need experience in medicines reconciliation, therapeutic drug monitoring, and clinical decision-making across relevant therapeutic areas; community pharmacists need experience with dispensing workflow management, controlled drug procedures, and the expanding range of advanced clinical services now provided in community settings. For NHS roles, familiarity with EPMA systems and NHS clinical systems including SystmOne and EMIS is increasingly expected. Industry pharmacist roles require additional regulatory or clinical development knowledge depending on the specific function.
What is the market like for pharmacist contractors?
The Pharmacist contract market is a large and well-established locum and contract market within the healthcare sector. The NHS faces a persistent structural shortage of clinical pharmacists, particularly in acute and primary care settings, which creates consistent and strong demand for contract pharmacist resource. The expansion of the clinical pharmacist workforce in primary care under the NHS Long Term Plan, combined with the push to free GP capacity by extending pharmacist clinical responsibilities, has significantly grown the community and primary care pharmacy contracting market. Rates in NHS contracting are governed by national pay frameworks but locum rates in shortage specialties can command significant premiums. Community pharmacy chains also generate active contractor demand for dispensing pharmacists.
How much do pharmacist contractors usually earn?
Contract rates for pharmacist roles typically range from £300 to £550 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many pharmacist vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 200 pharmacist contract roles across the site. Data reviewed up to June 2026.