Pharmacist Manager

Bestway Healthcare; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Welcome bonus

GPhC/PSNI/PVG fees paid

Career development

Bonus scheme

Pension

Holiday allowance

Employee discount

Job summary

Bestway Healthcare is hiring a Pharmacist Manager for our Well Pharmacy in Penrith. You will lead the pharmacy team, ensure high-quality patient care, and maintain regulatory standards with GPhC registration required on start date.

You will oversee daily operations, collaborate with GPs and partners, and drive NHS services while managing a 45-hour week with a competitive hourly rate and relocation support.

Qualifications

• MPharm degree or equivalent is required.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Education

MPharm degree

GPhC registration

Job description

# Pharmacist Manager## Overview of the roleWe are looking for an experienced Pharmacist Manager to lead the team and make a difference at our pharmacy in Penrith.This community pharmacy is commutable from surrounding towns and villages and is located in a health centre with 2 GP surgeries, to which It has a good relationship with.**How our pharmacy makes a difference:*** It dispenses up to 8,500 items a month,* It provides all NHS services.* It provides services to 3 substance misuse patients. + It dispenses 14 community blisters per week.This pharmacy is open Monday - Friday, 9am-6pm.The dynamic team at this pharmacy is comprised of 1 technician (e.g. two pharmacy assistants and a trainee pharmacy assistant.### The Ideal CandidateThe successful candidate must possess an MPharm degree or equivalent and management experience is required for this opportunity.You'll be focussed on leading your team to deliver the best community pharmacy experience for your patients and customers.You'll be required to have your GPhC registration upon your start date.*Well are proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. If you have any specific requirements, we'll do everything we can to support you. Whether it is to find a pharmacy that is accessible, or if it is a flexible position you are looking for, we can help find the role that is right for you. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, we will be happy to accommodate you*.### Package DescriptionOn top of your salary, we also offer:* Location benefits including relocation support (up to £8k) and Welcome to Well bonus (£5K net payment) – varies depending on location, please check with our Resourcing Team* GPhC / PSNI and DBS/ PVG fees paid* Opportunity to enrol onto the Independent Prescribing course* Fully supported career development* Bonus scheme* Opportunity to become an LPC representative* Pension Scheme* Generous holiday allowance* Employee discountWe can offer consistent rotas and geographical coverage that suits you.But there is much more we offer in terms of developing and growing your career.You’ll be supported in your role by an Area Operations Manager and a Regional Operations Manager, with regular structured pharmacy visitsWe have invested in new technologies for our pharmacies including a new PMR system and centralised dispensing to allow you to focus on providing quality care and services to our customers.We are focussed on mental health and wellbeing which is why we’ve put all our field managers through the Mental Health Awareness course to raise awareness and enable a greater level of support when working in our pharmacies.So you’ll have much more than just a salary package, its about you as a person and your professional career too!### About the CompanyFor over 70 years, we’ve been looking after the health and wellbeing of communities across the UK. Well Pharmacy (part of Bestway Healthcare) is the second largest pharmacy chain in the UK with c.760 pharmacies and a team of around 7,000 colleagues based across our Community Pharmacies, Online Pharmacy, Healthcare Services Centre, Community Drivers, Bestway Medhub & Wardles team and our Support Centre team.Our mission is to be here for the wellbeing of our patients and customers, to provide the best community pharmacy experience in the UK for everyone, for our patients, our customers, our people, and our NHS.The pharmacy of the future will look very different from the one we know today. It will play a huge role in transforming primary healthcare and we will play a central role in bringing it to life.We will use our clinical expertise and technological ambition to take advantage of the potential this future has to offer us. Making medicines, advice, services and care available in the places and spaces that people need and want it most.We want to be a great business. To be recognised as delivering a community pharmacy experience that is the best there is. To do this we want our teams to feel proud about the positive impact they make, feel valued as part of a close-knit and expert community, and feel confident in their role in a business that is stable, innovative, and caring.**‘Together we make a difference’**| OpenStreetMap contributors### Pharmacist Manager* **Salary** Up to £30 per hour + £5k welcome bonus and upto £8k relocation bonus* **Frequency** Hourly* **Vacancy ID** well/TP/135382/10709* **Contract Type** Permanent - Full Time* **No. Hours per week** 45* **Closing Date** No expiry date* **Job Category** Pharmacists* **Division / Function** Division 7 England* **Location** Bridge Ln, Penrith , United Kingdom (Incl. Northern Ireland)* **Posted on** 24 November, 2025### Spread the word### Vacancies in the same category