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Pharmacy Manager

Spire Healthcare Ltd

The closing date is 03 May 2025

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Job summary

Pharmacy Manager | Pharmacy | Private Hospital | Full time, permanent | Horley, West Sussex Spire Gatwick Park are now recruiting a Pharmacy Manager to join the pharmacy team.

Main duties of the job

Duties and responsibilities:

  • To provide an exemplary pharmacy service in accordance with current legislation, accepted professional and ethical standards and clinical requirements.
  • Be responsible for leading, motivating and effectively managing a small pharmacy team by providing excellent clinical and managerial leadership.
  • To provide advice and support to consultants, other clinicians and patients ensuring the safe, appropriate and cost effective use of medicines.
  • To advise the hospital and its departments on the safe management of medicines, ensuring compliance with current legislation and professional standards.
  • To promote a multidisciplinary, patient focused approach to the delivery of an efficient, high quality healthcare service.

About us

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We're committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development. We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.

Date posted

04 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

22435

Job locations

Chalybeate Cl, Southampton SO16 6UY

Crawley, West Sussex

SO16 6UY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities:

  • To provide an exemplary pharmacy service in accordance with current legislation, accepted professional and ethical standards and clinical requirements.
  • Be responsible for leading, motivating and effectively managing a small pharmacy team by providing excellent clinical and managerial leadership.
  • To provide advice and support to consultants, other clinicians and patients ensuring the safe, appropriate and cost effective use of medicines.
  • To advise the hospital and its departments on the safe management of medicines, ensuring compliance with current legislation and professional standards.
  • To promote a multidisciplinary, patient focused approach to the delivery of an efficient, high quality healthcare service.
    • Who we're looking for:
  • Degree (BSc/MSc Hons)
  • Current member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied patient requirements.
  • Worked in a Hospital pharmacy
  • Experience of working in partnership with consultants and across clinical teams.
  • Analysing clinical and management problems and coming up with viable solutions
  • Working as a practitioner in and across multi-disciplinary teams
  • Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied patient cases
  • Challenging consultants to influence evidence based practice
  • Competence across a range of pharmaceutical subjects supported by professional and clinical knowledge
    • Contract: Permanent Hours: Full-time Monday-Saturday (working 5 days), 37.5 hours per week Benefits We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
  • 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
  • Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
  • 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
  • Free Bupa wellness screening
  • Private medical insurance
  • Life assurance
    • Our Values We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
  • Driving clinical excellence
  • Doing the right thing
  • Caring is our passion
  • Keeping it simple
  • Delivering on our promises
  • Succeeding and celebrating together
    • Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible. For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Charlotte Oliver on For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Duties and responsibilities:

  • To provide an exemplary pharmacy service in accordance with current legislation, accepted professional and ethical standards and clinical requirements.
  • Be responsible for leading, motivating and effectively managing a small pharmacy team by providing excellent clinical and managerial leadership.
  • To provide advice and support to consultants, other clinicians and patients ensuring the safe, appropriate and cost effective use of medicines.
  • To advise the hospital and its departments on the safe management of medicines, ensuring compliance with current legislation and professional standards.
  • To promote a multidisciplinary, patient focused approach to the delivery of an efficient, high quality healthcare service.
    • Who we're looking for:
  • Degree (BSc/MSc Hons)
  • Current member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied patient requirements.
  • Worked in a Hospital pharmacy
  • Experience of working in partnership with consultants and across clinical teams.
  • Analysing clinical and management problems and coming up with viable solutions
  • Working as a practitioner in and across multi-disciplinary teams
  • Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied patient cases
  • Challenging consultants to influence evidence based practice
  • Competence across a range of pharmaceutical subjects supported by professional and clinical knowledge
    • Contract: Permanent Hours: Full-time Monday-Saturday (working 5 days), 37.5 hours per week Benefits We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
  • 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
  • Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
  • 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
  • Free Bupa wellness screening
  • Private medical insurance
  • Life assurance
    • Our Values We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
  • Driving clinical excellence
  • Doing the right thing
  • Caring is our passion
  • Keeping it simple
  • Delivering on our promises
  • Succeeding and celebrating together
    • Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible. For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Charlotte Oliver on For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • Please see below

    Experience

    Essential

    • Please see below
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • Please see below

    Experience

    Essential

    • Please see below

    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.

    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.

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Spire Healthcare Ltd

    Address

    Chalybeate Cl, Southampton SO16 6UY

    Crawley, West Sussex

    SO16 6UY


    Employer's website

    https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Spire Healthcare Ltd

    Address

    Chalybeate Cl, Southampton SO16 6UY

    Crawley, West Sussex

    SO16 6UY


    Employer's website

    https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Senior Resourcing Partner

    Charlotte

    Charlotte.oliver@spirehealthcare.com

    07803628428

    Date posted

    04 April 2025

    Pay scheme

    Agenda for change

    Band

    Band 8a

    Salary

    Depending on experience

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time

    Reference number

    22435

    Job locations

    Chalybeate Cl, Southampton SO16 6UY

    Crawley, West Sussex

    SO16 6UY


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