Pharmacy Manager (Permanent)

As Pharmacy Manager, you’ll provide both operational and clinical leadership for the pharmacy department, ensuring safe, effective and patient-centred medicines management across the hospital.

Working closely with the wider hospital leadership team, you’ll play a key role in developing pharmacy services, leading quality improvement initiatives and supporting medicines optimisation across the organisation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing operational and professional leadership for the pharmacy department.
• Leading, developing and supporting the pharmacy team to deliver outstanding patient care.
• Driving quality improvement and medicines optimisation initiatives.
• Working collaboratively with consultants, nurses and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Providing expert clinical advice and support across the hospital.
• Delivering dispensing services for both inpatients and outpatients.
• Participating in ward-based clinical pharmacy services and direct patient care.
• Supporting the hospital’s governance, quality and outcomes framework.
• Helping shape the future direction of pharmacy services within the hospital.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys combining clinical practice with leadership and service development.

• Private Medical Cover, with the option to add your partner and dependants
• Discounted Bupa Dental Insurance
• Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 your base salary
• Private Pension, with Ramsay matching up to 5% after a qualifying period
• Employee Assistance Programme

Work–Life Balance

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell additional days
• Flexible shift patterns, where possible
• Family friendly policies including enhanced parental leave
• Volunteer leave to support causes that matter to you

Career Development & Recognition

• Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy to support your career development
• Colleague recognition programme to celebrate our people

Lifestyle & Everyday Perks

• Access to our benefits platform, offering a wide range of discounts
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Subsidised staff restaurant, where possible
• Free parking on site, where possible

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about delivering exceptional patient care.
• An approachable, supportive and inspiring leader.
• Motivated by improving services and developing people.
• A confident communicator who enjoys collaborative working.
• Comfortable working autonomously while contributing as part of a wider clinical leadership team.
• Keen to embrace innovation and help shape the future of our pharmacy service.

Essential requirements

• MPharm, BPharm or BSc (Pharm), or equivalent EEC qualification.
• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Post-registration hospital pharmacy experience.

Desirable requirements

• Postgraduate Clinical Diploma (or equivalent).
• Previous line management or team leadership experience.
• Independent Prescriber qualification