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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
245-MRG8BPHA-01-26
Employer
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Tameside Hospital
Town
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Salary
£64,455 - £74,896 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/01/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager

Band 8b

Job overview

Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager

Band 8B - Subject to job matching

37.5 hours, Permanent

Are you ambitious and seeking a new and exciting leadership opportunity in pharmacy? 

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced clinical pharmacist with strong leadership skills, to lead our clinical pharmacy team. As a member of the pharmacy leadership team, you will be responsible for oversight and improvement of our clinical pharmacy service. With a new Chief Pharmacist, an ambitious 2 year departmental strategy the implementation of a new EPR and a brand new replacement pharmacy robot being commissioned in Spring 2026; we are in a prime position to support you to become an outstanding pharmacy leader.

You will have a clear vision for pharmacist prescribing, relevant knowledge and experience, and experience working as a clinical pharmacist in an acute Trust.

Participation in the extended hours, weekend, Bank Holiday and on-call service will be required

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the Pharmacy Management Group the post holder is responsible for managing and leading the team delivering Clinical Pharmacy Services. The post holder will work closely with senior pharmacy colleagues in promoting a collaborative culture, embedding effective leadership, inputting strategic planning, and supporting the Trust’s governance framework and system transformation agenda.

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. 

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Undergraduate degree in Pharmacy
  • Pharmacist Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Postgraduate clinical pharmacy diploma or Masters degree
Desirable criteria
  • Independent Non-medical Prescribing Qualification
  • Commitment to working towards non-medical Prescribing Qualification
  • Management/leadership qualification
  • Member of the RPS faculty

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post registration experience as a practising pharmacist in a hospital environment with a proven track record of management
  • Financial management and management of drug expenditure
  • Experience of successful operational staff deployment, prioritisation, managing rotas, and adapting working patterns to align with service need
  • Experience of leading, managing and empowering staff to deliver change and to be resilient to service pressures / conflict
  • Project management experience (delivered on time within budget)
  • Improving staff experience and engagement
  • Experience of objective setting, staff appraisal and performance management
  • Experience of error monitoring and responding to complaints.
  • Producing written reports, letters, meeting notes and action plans

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Sound understanding of national policy and translate to the local level
  • High level knowledge of therapeutics, medicines management and pharmacy practice
  • An understanding of pharmacy practice research and clinical audit
  • Management of performance, sickness and implementation of HR policies
  • Delivery of TEP
  • IT literate knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise
  • Excellent collaborative working skills and able to build strong relationships with clinical leaders and professional staff groups.
  • Able to deliver high quality work to tight deadlines
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to influence all levels of staff
  • Methodical and extremely organised approach

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Katherine Cullen
Job title
Chief Pharmacist / Divisional Director CSS
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 922 6291
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