Chief Pharmacist

Ashtons Hospital Pharmacy Services Limited

Brighton

Hybrid

GBP 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare support

Enhanced pension contributions

26 days annual leave

Birthday day off

CPD support and training budget

Annual clinician conference

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Free flu vaccinations

Discounted gym membership

New parent / baby gift

Annual company party

Free fruit in offices

Job summary

Agentis Health Group is seeking a Chief Pharmacist to serve as the senior professional pharmacy voice across all services. You will lead clinical governance, patient safety, medicines optimisation and professional standards, acting as the principal clinical adviser to the leadership team.

You will manage a dispersed clinical workforce through a senior team, including six regional Senior Clinical Pharmacists and 30–36 Visiting Pharmacists, with oversight of the closed dispensary and potential

Qualifications

MPharm degree and current GPhC registration.
Experience in clinical governance, medicines optimisation and patient safety leadership.
Proven track record leading multidisciplinary or dispersed teams through change.
Strong influence with senior stakeholders, including customers.
Willingness to travel regularly to customer sites and Brighton office.
Commercial or health-tech experience and post-graduate qualification are a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead clinical governance, audit, risk management and quality improvement.
Set the standard for patient safety and professional practice across all services.
Develop a high-performing pharmacy workforce with capability and succession planning.
Build executive-level relationships with customers and support renewals.
Provide oversight of the closed dispensary and lead the clinical checking function as needed.
Collaborate with the Clinical Development team to design and launch new digital health pharmacy services.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Medicines optimisation

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

MPharm degree

GPhC registration

Job description

Shape the future of pharmacy, not just maintain it

If you’re a pharmacist who believes strong clinical leadership, innovation and technology can change how healthcare is delivered, this is a rare chance to do it at scale.

Agentis Health Group is a UK digital health specialist that combines clinical expertise with digital innovation to make healthcare more efficient and accessible. Agentis Pharmacy is the Group’s medicines business. Our clinical pharmacy teams work with hospices, mental health providers, secure environments, care settings and public and independent healthcare organisations across the country.

We’re now looking for a Chief Pharmacist to be the senior professional pharmacy voice across all of our services.

The role

Reporting to the Managing Director of Agentis Pharmacy, you’ll lead clinical governance, patient safety, medicines optimisation and professional standards across the organisation. You’ll be the principal clinical adviser to the leadership team.

You’ll lead a dispersed clinical workforce through your senior team. That includes six regional Senior Clinical Pharmacists, around 30–36 Visiting Pharmacists working within customer organisations, and a team of specialist leads. You’ll also provide professional oversight of our closed dispensary, with scope to take on direct leadership of the clinical checking function as we grow.

Your influence will reach beyond our own teams. You’ll act as a trusted adviser, effectively a “virtual Chief Pharmacist”, to our key customers. You’ll help them with clinical, governance and workforce challenges and make sure the value our teams deliver is visible and measurable.

What you’ll be doing

Leading clinical governance, audit, clinical risk management and quality improvement
Setting the standard for patient safety and professional practice across every service we deliver
Developing a high-performing pharmacy workforce, including capability, competency and succession planning
Building executive-level relationships with customers and supporting retention and contract renewals
Working alongside the Superintendent Pharmacist on inspection readiness, assurance and regulatory alignment
Partnering with our Clinical Development team to design and launch new services, including digital and technology-enabled pharmacy

What we’re looking for

MPharm (or equivalent) with current, unrestricted GPhC registration
Chief Pharmacist or equivalent senior experience (e.g. a senior hospital, trust or integrated care pharmacy leadership role), typicaly 8+ years post-registration with at least 3 in a senior leadership role
A strong track record in clinical governance, medicines optimisation and patient safety leadership
Experience leading multidisciplinary or geographically dispersed teams through change
Confidence influencing senior stakeholders, both internally and with customers
Willingness to travel regularly to customer sites and our Brighton office
Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one)

It would be great if you also bring experience in a commercial or health-tech setting, pharmacy software or digital health products, outsourced pharmacy services, tenders or contract management, or a postgraduate qualification such as an MSc, PG Dip or MBA.

Alongside a competitive salary, our close-knit, inclusive and supportive teams enjoy Agentis social events throughout the year, as well as benefits designed to look after you: