Job summary
Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager
Band 8B - Subject to job matching
37.5 hours, Permanent
Are you ambitious and seeking a new and exciting leadership opportunity in pharmacy?
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced clinical pharmacist with strong leadership skills, to lead our clinical pharmacy team. As a member of the pharmacy leadership team, you will be responsible for oversight and improvement of our clinical pharmacy service. With a new Chief Pharmacist, an ambitious 2 year departmental strategy the implementation of a new EPR and a brand new replacement pharmacy robot being commissioned in Spring 2026; we are in a prime position to support you to become an outstanding pharmacy leader.
You will have a clear vision for pharmacist prescribing, relevant knowledge and experience, and experience working as a clinical pharmacist in an acute Trust.
Participation in the extended hours, weekend, Bank Holiday and on-call service will be required
Main duties of the job
As a key member of the Pharmacy Management Group the post holder is responsible for managing and leading the team delivering Clinical Pharmacy Services. The post holder will work closely with senior pharmacy colleagues in promoting a collaborative culture, embedding effective leadership, inputting strategic planning, and supporting the Trust's governance framework and system transformation agenda.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in Pharmacy
- Pharmacist Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate clinical pharmacy diploma or Masters degree
Desirable
- Independent Non-medical Prescribing Qualification
- Commitment to working towards non-medical Prescribing Qualification
- Management/leadership qualification
- Member of the RPS faculty
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience as a practising pharmacist in a hospital environment with a proven track record of management
- Financial management and management of drug expenditure
- Experience of successful operational staff deployment, prioritisation, managing rotas, and adapting working patterns to align with service need
- Experience of leading, managing and empowering staff to deliver change and to be resilient to service pressures / conflict
- Project management experience (delivered on time within budget)
- Improving staff experience and engagement
- Experience of objective setting, staff appraisal and performance management
- Experience of error monitoring and responding to complaints.
- Producing written reports, letters, meeting notes and action plans
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound understanding of national policy and translate to the local level
- High level knowledge of therapeutics, medicines management and pharmacy practice
- An understanding of pharmacy practice research and clinical audit
- Management of performance, sickness and implementation of HR policies
- Delivery of TEP
- IT literate knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise
- Excellent collaborative working skills and able to build strong relationships with clinical leaders and professional staff groups.
- Able to deliver high quality work to tight deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence all levels of staff
- Methodical and extremely organised approach
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in Pharmacy
- Pharmacist Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate clinical pharmacy diploma or Masters degree
Desirable
- Independent Non-medical Prescribing Qualification
- Commitment to working towards non-medical Prescribing Qualification
- Management/leadership qualification
- Member of the RPS faculty
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience as a practising pharmacist in a hospital environment with a proven track record of management
- Financial management and management of drug expenditure
- Experience of successful operational staff deployment, prioritisation, managing rotas, and adapting working patterns to align with service need
- Experience of leading, managing and empowering staff to deliver change and to be resilient to service pressures / conflict
- Project management experience (delivered on time within budget)
- Improving staff experience and engagement
- Experience of objective setting, staff appraisal and performance management
- Experience of error monitoring and responding to complaints.
- Producing written reports, letters, meeting notes and action plans
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound understanding of national policy and translate to the local level
- High level knowledge of therapeutics, medicines management and pharmacy practice
- An understanding of pharmacy practice research and clinical audit
- Management of performance, sickness and implementation of HR policies
- Delivery of TEP
- IT literate knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise
- Excellent collaborative working skills and able to build strong relationships with clinical leaders and professional staff groups.
- Able to deliver high quality work to tight deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence all levels of staff
- Methodical and extremely organised approach
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).
