Overview
The Senior Pharmacist - Professional Standards Lead - provides professional, clinical, and governance leadership within the pharmacy service, ensuring medicines are supplied safely, effectively, and in line with regulatory and professional standards. Reporting operationally to the Pharmacy Manager, the post holder works within the pharmacy rota while acting as the professional standards lead for pharmacy practice. This role is distinct from that of the Pharmacy Manager and is focused on upholding professional excellence, medicines safety, and regulatory compliance across the service. Working within the operational pharmacy environment, the role combines hands-on delivery (3-4 days per week) with responsibility for setting and maintaining high standards of pharmacy practice, medicines safety and professional accountability across the team.
Responsibilities
* Accountable for ensuring that clinical and dispensing decisions are safe, appropriate and consistent
* Identify and escalate risks through the Pharmacy Manager and governance structures
* Ensure pharmacy practice is compliant, consistent and inspection-ready
* Identify, address and improve practice that does not meet expected standards in a timely and proportionate manner
* Support the development of pharmacy systems, people and processes, acting as a key deputy to the Superintendent Pharmacist
* Contribute to a clear development pathway toward future senior pharmacy leadership roles as the organisation grows
Significant experience in pharmacy practice, including clinical checking and dispensary operations. Strong knowledge of pharmacy legislation, professional standards and medicines governance.
City
The Pharmaxo Group is an award winning, market leading pharmaceutical and healthcare business that serves customers, patients and medical professionals across the UK. Pharmaxo Healthcare is a growing clinical homecare provider in an expanding market offering greater convenience to patients whilst delivering efficiencies to the NHS.
Benefits
* Annual salary: £58,000 progressing to up to £68,000 with Superintendent responsibilities
* Annual leave of 25 days + bank holidays (increasing to 27 days after 3 years' service)
* Pension - auto-enrolled after 3 months at 5% (employer contribution 4%); option to increase to 6% with 8% employer contribution
* Generous Life Assurance package
* Access to Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and virtual GP service
* Pharmaxo Engage reward & recognition intranet with shopping discounts and benefits
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