Pharmacy Manager


Location
Derby, United Kingdom
Profession
Manager
Deadline
09 Nov 2026
Posted Date
14 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Pharmacy Manager

Derby Hospital | Pharmacy | Permanent contract | Full time |

Competitive Salary depending on skills and experience.

37.5 hours per week

A rare, new and exciting opportunity has arisen, at our Nuffield Health Derby Hospital where we are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Pharmacy Manager to lead and develop our pharmacy services within our private hospital. As Pharmacy Manager, you’ll provide both operational and clinical leadership for the pharmacy department, ensuring safe, effective and patient-centred medicines management across the hospital.

As Pharmacy Manager, you will lead a team, manage medicines governance, and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across the hospital as well as ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements. You’ll have previous hospital Pharmacy Manager experience as a Pharmacist or Technician as well as strong leadership and management capabilities. You will be highly organised, analytical and have the ability to drive service improvement and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic and operational leadership for the pharmacy department
  • Ensure the safe, effective, and economical use of medicines throughout the hospital
  • Lead, manage, and develop the pharmacy team, including performance management and staff development
  • Oversee medicines management, procurement, stock control, and budgeting
  • Ensure compliance with GPhC standards, hospital policies, and relevant legislation
  • Support clinical governance, audits, risk management, and quality improvement initiatives
  • Build strong relationships with consultants, clinicians, and senior management teams.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Nuffield Health Derby Hospital

Nuffield Health Derby Hospital is a modern, purpose-built independent hospital with 38 en-suite inpatient beds, three operating theatres, and a comprehensive range of outpatient services. The hospital provides high-quality inpatient surgical care across a range of specialties and is home to a thriving Oncology Day Unit delivering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and support for oncology patients.

Set within attractive grounds approximately three miles from Derby city centre, the hospital benefits from excellent transport links and is easily accessible via major road networks and local bus routes.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

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