Location: Bath
Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Permanent
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.
The 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)
1. Opening hours:
* Monday to Friday: 8am – 6pm
* Saturday: 9am – 1pm
Key responsibilities (Clinical Services Manager) include:
* 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.
About You
To be considered (Clinical Services Manager), you will have:
* GPhC registration as a Pharmacist
* Hospital pharmacy experience (essential)
* Significant post-registration experience
* 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 & Benefits
* 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 pension 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 07537 162494 or email l.dolman@linqrecruitment.co.uk
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Bereavement leave
* Canteen
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Private medical insurance
* Sick pay
* Transport links