Project Manager for Community Pharmacy Pathfinders

Job summary

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are providing an exciting opportunity as a project manager for Community Pharmacy Integration projects especially the Community Pharmacy Independent Prescriber Pathfinder project.The strategic aim of the Pathfinder programme is to develop a commissioning framework that will support the commissioning of independent prescribing as part of clinical services in community pharmacy. From September 2026 all newly qualified pharmacists will be independent prescribers on the first day of registration, and this presents an opportunity for NHS England to commission clinical services from community pharmacists.The pharmacy integration programme currently covers a range of clinical services in Community Pharmacy such as oral contraception, hypertension case finding and the Discharge Medicines Service.

Main duties of the job

This role will be responsible for the management and delivery of the Community Pharmacy Prescribing Pathfinder Programme, and you will have the opportunity to work through the practical and professional issues which need to be addressed before independent prescribing can be embedded in day-to-day practice and within the NHS contractual framework.You will also support other Community Pharmacy Integration work such as Pharmacy First.

About us

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a strategic component of the Integrated Care System (ICS) across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We were formed with the intention to improve population health and collaborate with local partners (NHS, Local Authority and Third Sector) to deliver high quality health and social care provision to our local population.We have accountability for the system delivery of the ICS' priorities such as improving outcomes in population health and healthcare, tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access, enhancing productivity and value for money, and helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.We seek to improve the patient experience and are committed at looking at innovative ways we can improve care and offer access and choice to our patients. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and it's important that they are involved not just in decisions about their individual care, but also in the decisions that shape the health services delivered locally.Staff working within the ICB are expected to have strong links with internal and external teams across the city and county. All individuals will have an identified base, but travel and cross-working is expected for most roles. Currently the ICB are operating a hybrid working model allowing a mix of office and home working to support colleagues to achieve a better work/life balance.