Pharmacy Manager

Job Description Pharmacy Manager Full Time, 37.5 hours per week The role

At Ramsay Health Care UK, we know our people are our most important asset. Join us and you’ll help to develop and grow your in‑hospital pharmacy team to play a key role in delivering exceptional care to our patients. Leading the Pharmacy department, you’ll help develop all Pharmacy services available at the hospital, driving innovation and improvement in one of the UK’s leading independent healthcare providers.

Not only will you be valued here for the skills and expertise you bring as a Pharmacy Manager, but you’ll also have the chance to build on them, too, through our Ramsay Academy. We put the patient at the heart of everything we do – and you will too, with a can‑do attitude that will make a huge difference to our Pharmacy service, our patients and your team.

The Rivers Hospital is one of the leading private hospitals in the UK and being just off the M11, it is easily accessible from London and the Home Counties.

The hospital is located in Sawbridgeworth on the Essex, Hertfordshire border in beautiful countryside. A sweeping drive through landscape grounds leads you to ample free car parking and our award winning team focused on providing individual care to meet your needs.

The hospital opened in 1992 and is equipped with the latest medical facilities for diagnosis and treatment, and has very high quality clinical standards including effective infection prevention measures.

• Current registration as a Pharmacist with the GPhC – General Pharmaceutical Council
• Clinical Diploma or equivalent clinical pharmacist experience
• Experience in a management role, carrying out staff appraisal, development and training
• Familiarity with electronic stock control systems
• Policy, procedure and/or guideline development experience
• Experience of safe medication practice
• Audit and data analysis experience
• Incident report and investigation
• Participate in a rotational schedule, which may include working weekends to ensure continuity of clinical services.
• Provide support for the Pharmacy on‑call rota, assisting with urgent medication‑related queries and ensuring timely access to essential medicines outside of standard hours.
• Budgetary and Change management experience – desirable
• Business case development experience – desirable

At Ramsay Health Care UK, our people are at the heart of our success. Our benefits are designed to support your wellbeing, work‑life balance and career development, because we’re people caring for people:

• 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

• 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

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

• Access to our benefits platform, offering a wide range of discounts
• Cycle2
  
  Work scheme
• Subsidised staff restaurant, where possible
• Free parking on site, where possible

Ramsay Health Care UK is a well‑established global hospital group with over 60 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 11 countries with 77,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long‑standing relationship with the NHS.

We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.

We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we…