Pharmacy Manager

Job Description
Pharmacy Manager
The Cherwell Hospital, Banbury & Blakelands Hospital, Milton Keynes
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 across both The Cherwell Hospital and Blakelands 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.
Where you’ll be based
The Pharmacy Manager position will share its time between The Cherwell Hospital and Blakelands Hospital, travelling across both locations each week.
The Cherwell Hospital was purpose built in 2006, It is a 40-bed inpatient unit and day-case facility predominantly specialising in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Blakelands Hospital, situated just outside Milton Keynes in Blakelands, is a state-of-the-art purpose-built day case unit. Meticulously designed to cater to outpatient needs, the hospital offers comprehensive facilities for the assessment and treatment of patients
What you’ll bring with you
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
Audit and data analysis experience
Budgetary and Change management experience – desirable
Business case development experience – desirable
Benefits
25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays
Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options
Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period
Flexible shift patterns available where possible
Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies (launched 2023)
Private Healthcare for you and dependents includes online GP
Life Assurance (Death in Service)
Free Training and Development via the Academy
Subsidised staff restaurant
Over 8,000 discounts and special offers via benefits portal
Book discounted cinema tickets on the dedicated cinema portal
The Blue Light Card Scheme
About us
We’re Ramsay Health Care UK. With 35 hospitals, 7,600 staff and 200,000 patients treated every year, we’re one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. We deliver a wide and comprehensive range of specialised clinical services from routine to complex surgery, day case procedures, cancer care, diagnostic services and physiotherapy. In addition, we also have our three standalone decontamination units which are essential to supporting our clinical outcomes. 94% of our facilities are rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, and we are extremely proud of the high quality of our staff as well as excellent relationships with doctors and our strong, longstanding partnership with the NHS.
We’re part of a global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience that operates in 11 countries across the world. As people caring for people, our ethos helps make a huge difference in the lives of millions. We know that our people are our most important asset to our organisation, and are the key to our success and continuing growth.
To apply
Please contact Danielle Burdett on
to arrange an informal chat, or to ask any questions you may have before you apply
We care.
It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.