Superintendent Pharmacist

Job overview

Superintendent Pharmacist

Department: Pharmacy - Outpatients

Band 8b, £66,582 - £77,368 Per annum pro rata

Hours: Part time, 22.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

This is an exciting time to join Milton Keynes University Hospital. As one of the UK’s fastest-growing cities, Milton Keynes is expanding rapidly, and MKUH is investing in the future of local healthcare through the New Hospital Programme, MK View estate development plans, and major improvements to clinical capacity and patient pathways 'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Interview date: 08 October 2026

Main duties of the job

Our Pharmacy service has already benefited from significant investment, including a fully refurbished Pharmacy department, a state-of-the-art Aseptic Unit, and a new outpatient dispensary positioned at the heart of the hospital’s main entrance and outpatient department. We are now looking for a commercially minded and patient-focused Superintendent Pharmacist to lead, develop and grow this important outpatient pharmacy service.

This role offers a genuine opportunity to shape a developing service in a forward-looking acute hospital. You will ensure the service meets all regulatory and professional requirements while building a high-quality, accessible and sustainable outpatient pharmacy offer for patients, visitors and staff. You will bring strong community pharmacy experience, sound clinical judgement, and the confidence to work closely with prescribers and wider clinical teams to optimise medicines use, deliver value for money and improve patient outcomes.

In return, you will join a supportive, ambitious Pharmacy team at a hospital that is preparing for a once-in-a-generation period of growth. With plans for a new hospital facility, expanded maternity and children’s services, additional elective surgical capacity, a new imaging centre and wider site improvements, this is a chance to develop your leadership skills while contributing to the future of healthcare in one of the country’s most dynamic cities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Accountable for the delivery of high quality, patient centred, safe and progressive outpatient pharmacy services.

Perform the duties and responsibilities of the superintendent pharmacist as required by the GPhC and all applicable legislation.

Ensure the service and its’ staff complies with all expectations of the GPhC and in-line with “Standards for pharmacy professionals” (GPhC 2017)

Ensure that all pharmacy practice, including their own, is within the statutory legislation and boundaries described within the latest version of the Medicines, Ethics and Practice issued by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Please refer to attached Job description for further information.

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.