Community Pharmacy England is looking for a Pricing Analyst to help ensure the accuracy of the NHS’s monitoring of drug and appliance prices, as well as the reimbursement of prescription payments to community pharmacies.
Community Pharmacy England represents the ~10,400 NHS community pharmacies in England. These pharmacies (sometimes known as local or high-street pharmacies) are at the heart of primary care, ensuring that millions of people receive vital prescription medicines safely and efficiently and offering healthcare advice and support to the public.
In recent years English pharmacies have expanded their role in delivering a range of public health and clinical services including vaccinations, Pharmacy First, and advice on using medicines.
The role includes checking the accuracy of the NHS’s monitoring of drug and appliance prices, as well as the payments that go to pharmacies for the work that they’ve done, helping give pharmacy owners confidence in the payment reimbursement processes they are subject to.
We are looking for a Pricing Analyst to join our small and busy team, on a full-time ongoing basis.
The role
The Pricing Audit Team (PAT) undertake checks to ensure the accuracy of the NHS’s monitoring of drug and appliance purchase prices, as well as the payments that go to community pharmacies for the work they’ve done..
As a Pricing Analyst in our Pricing Audit Team, you would be a key part of this team, and help give pharmacy owners confidence in the payment re-imbursement processes they are subject to.
Key personal requirements
The post-holder needs:
- To be self-motivated and work well alone as well as part of a team
- To quickly gain a detailed understanding of the Drug Tariff and pricing processes and keep this knowledge up to date
- The ability to be responsive to changing work needs
- A keen attention to detail and accuracy
- To have good numeracy, memory, and focus
- Be comfortable working with a KPI monitored job role
- To be computer literate – including basic Excel/Word/PowerPoint
- To work in accordance with CPE information security and confidentiality procedures
- Must have the right to work in the UK, as this is a UK based role
Main Duties / Job Description
- Complete margin survey auditing as allocated following existing team methodology.
- Complete pricing audit checks using our bespoke PRISM software as allocated, noting any contractor/NHSBSA error trends, and providing feedback to pharmacy members where necessary.
- Participate in any allocated job-related training/product updates/information sessions to aid and facilitate the prescription and margin survey audits.
- Achieve the baseline KPIs for margin survey and prescription pricing checks as part of the completion of initial training or subsequently in a time period set by your line manager.
- Seek ongoing improvement to the speed at which accurate margin survey and prescription audit checks are undertaken.
- To comply with CPE policies including the hybrid working policy, remote working health and safety guidance, information security and confidentiality procedures, and to participate in any related training sessions or updates.
- To assist the PAT Assistant Manager in developing continuous improvements and process efficiency.
- To carry out any other tasks, as requested by the PAT Assistant Manager
- Work closely as needed with other Pricing Analysts and the Senior Pricing Analyst
This role is offered under hybrid working arrangements - a mixture of home based but with requirements to attend/work within the office environment, when designated to do so in accordance with Line Manager request. It is therefore essential that the post-holder:
- Can work at our office in Central London when required
- Can demonstrate effective communication and consistent focus within a remote working environment
This post offers the opportunity to work within a small friendly supportive team who have extensive experience within payment re-imbursement and price checking. The role offers a stable fixed schedule of work which alternates between margin survey auditing and prescription payment checking.
For any informal enquiries please email [email protected]
To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to [email protected] by the end of Monday 14th September 2025, but please note that we may interview candidates before that deadline.
Pay: £30,000.00-£31,000.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London EC1A
