Clinical Service Manager - Pharmacy

Salary: £65,000 per annum (Possible increase for the right candidate)

A leading independent healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Clinical Services Manager – Pharmacy to lead a hospital pharmacy service in Bath.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for a qualified Pharmacist with strong hospital experience and demonstrated leadership capability, either as an established manager or a senior/lead pharmacist ready to step into their first management role.

As Clinical Services Manager, you will provide day-to-day leadership and strategic direction for the pharmacy department, ensuring safe, effective and high-quality medicines management across both outpatient and inpatient services
, including oncology
.

This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week across 5 days
, with:

• Saturday working approximately 1 in 3
• On-call responsibility (around 8 days per month, rarely called out)

• Monday to Friday:
  8am – 6pm
• Saturday:
  9am – 1pm

• Leading and managing the pharmacy service, ensuring excellent clinical and operational performance
• Line management of pharmacists, technicians and pharmacy support staff
• Workforce planning and rota management
• Monitoring departmental performance against KPIs, quality standards and regulatory requirements
• Ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and regulatory bodies (GPhC, MHRA, CQC)
• Developing, implementing and reviewing pharmacy policies and SOPs
• Overseeing medicines governance, including incident reporting, investigations and root cause analysis
• Driving audits, quality improvement initiatives and service development
• Supporting and developing electronic prescribing as a key focus area

The pharmacy team includes pharmacists, technicians and assistants, with access to specialist oncology pharmacy support.

To be considered (
Clinical Services Manager), you will have:

• GPhC registration as a Pharmacist
• Hospital pharmacy experience (essential)
• Demonstrated leadership experience (this may include senior/lead roles with management responsibility)
• Strong knowledge of medicines legislation, governance frameworks and clinical standards
• Understanding of GPhC professional standards and CQC requirements
• Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills
• Experience leading audits, investigations and service improvements

• Salary from £65,000 per annum
  , with flexibility for strong candidates
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  , increasing to 30 days with service
• Performance-related management bonus scheme
• Private healthcare (including pre-existing conditions)
• Life assurance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Employee discounts and rewards platform
• Wellbeing support and employee recognition schemes
• Excellent training and professional development opportunities

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious pharmacy professional to lead a hospital service and play a key role in its future development.

To apply , contact Lochlan Dolman on or email