Job summary
We're Hiring!
Superintendent Pharmacist - Maternity Leave cover
Very competitive salary package and benefits
About Us - Bold Environment and Community Spirited
We're looking for an exceptional pharmacist leader to manage our business and seamlessly continue provision of the excellent service that we provide to our local community.
Whittington Pharmacy is a vibrant state-of-the-art workspace based in an enviable location within The Whittington Hospital, North London. Our aim is to provide the very best, efficient, safe and friendly service, tailored to the needs of our customers.
We are a Community Interest Company, wholly owned by Whittington Health NHS Trust, which means that our business is designed to make a real difference to our local community. Any profits we do make are reinvested into services for Whittington Health, to help local people live longer and healthier lives by providing safe, personal, coordinated care for the community we serve.
Our aim is to provide the very best, efficient, safe and friendly service, tailored to the needs of our customers.
We are looking for an ambitious, forward thinking, and dynamic pharmacist with extensive experience as a qualified pharmacist, significant senior-level pharmacy management experience and proven leadership in team development and professional standards.
Interviews to be held 22nd October 2025
Main duties of the job
What we do - Experts in Medicines Supply and Advice
The pharmacy dispenses all outpatient prescriptions for the Trust and offer a wide range of over the counter and pharmacy only medicines for sale, along with expert professional health and wellbeing advice. We also offer a range of innovative pharmacy services including bespoke clinics for patients on chronic medicines.
Working closely with the Trust Chief Pharmacist and the wider Senior Pharmacy Leadership team, you will be responsible for the delivery, leadership and management of the clinical, operational and financial elements of the Outpatient Pharmacy.
Your role - Work with real purpose
The ideal candidate will be forward thinking and high achieving and will have a real hands-on approach to the way they do things. Someone who is focused just as much on customers and patients, as well as leadership of the wider business. You will take ownership of all aspects of the business, have a positive "can do" attitude, promote and deliver services within the team and provide a great customer experience within the pharmacy.
To ensure the safe, efficient and effective delivery of all aspects of the Outpatient pharmacy service (including the independent Pharmacist prescribing clinic) in accordance with national and local standards.
To lead on the development and implementation of the annual plan and budgeting for delivery each year.
About us
Join Us - Benefits and rewards to recognise you and your potential
A very competitive salary, pension, and generous holiday allowance will be offered. You will be given every opportunity to develop yourself and widen your innate professional and leadership abilities.
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Were looking for an exceptional pharmacist leader to manage our business and seamlessly continue provision of the excellent service that we provide to our local community.
Please see attached job description and person specification for more information about this role..
Job description
Job responsibilities
Were looking for an exceptional pharmacist leader to manage our business and seamlessly continue provision of the excellent service that we provide to our local community.
Please see attached job description and person specification for more information about this role..
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Great Britain or an equivalent EU body
- Further post graduate qualification Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Management/Leadership qualification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate with patients and all grades of healthcare staff (verbally and in writing)
- Excellent influencing and negotiation skills to manage highly complex and difficult situations within and across organisational boundaries where there is often direct conflict
- Demonstrated ability to manage budgets
- Computer literate and able to lead future developments in the use of Information Technology in Medicines Management
- Ability to contribute to planning of service developments, and to manage change
- Demonstrates a whole system patient focused approach to work.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of all legislation relating to the procurement, storage, supply, and use of medicines.
- Expert understanding of Primary and Secondary Care prescribing issues
- Proven track record in managing staff, time and resources to deliver timely outcomes.
- Experience in hospital pharmacy management
- Proven track record of maintaining good relationships with clinicians, finance and general management
- Experience in implementing cost saving projects.
- Experience of managing drug and staff budgets.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Able to work under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
- Demonstrates initiative, innovation and motivation & enthusiasm for the post.
- Demonstrates eagerness to develop extended clinical pharmacy roles
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Great Britain or an equivalent EU body
- Further post graduate qualification Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Management/Leadership qualification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate with patients and all grades of healthcare staff (verbally and in writing)
- Excellent influencing and negotiation skills to manage highly complex and difficult situations within and across organisational boundaries where there is often direct conflict
- Demonstrated ability to manage budgets
- Computer literate and able to lead future developments in the use of Information Technology in Medicines Management
- Ability to contribute to planning of service developments, and to manage change
- Demonstrates a whole system patient focused approach to work.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of all legislation relating to the procurement, storage, supply, and use of medicines.
- Expert understanding of Primary and Secondary Care prescribing issues
- Proven track record in managing staff, time and resources to deliver timely outcomes.
- Experience in hospital pharmacy management
- Proven track record of maintaining good relationships with clinicians, finance and general management
- Experience in implementing cost saving projects.
- Experience of managing drug and staff budgets.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Able to work under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
- Demonstrates initiative, innovation and motivation & enthusiasm for the post.
- Demonstrates eagerness to develop extended clinical pharmacy roles
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
