Pharmacy Clinical Services Lead - Oncology

Circle Health Group; Canterbury; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year + bank hols (

Management Bonus Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme for hospital

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Family Friendly policies including M/D

Non-contributory life insurance

Staff wellbeing resources

Employee recognition programmes

Industry leading training and dev

Job summary

Chaucer Hospital in Canterbury, part of Circle Health Group, is seeking a GPhC-registered Pharmacist to step into a Clinical Services Manager role in the Pharmacy department. This full-time position covers 37.5 hours weekly with a varied shift pattern, offering a competitive salary and a broad benefits package.

You will lead day-to-day operations, drive service quality, and ensure regulatory compliance across medicines management, budgeting, and team development within a hospital setting,

Qualifications

• GPhC-registered Pharmacist with substantial post-registration experience.
• Clinical pharmacy leadership within a hospital setting.
• Experience in Oncology essential.
• Excellent knowledge of medicines legislation, governance frameworks, and clinical standards.
• Knowledge of General Pharmaceutical Council Codes of Practice, Ethics and Performance.
• Knowledge of Care Standards Act and CQC requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication and team management skills.
• Ability to lead audits, investigations and quality improvement projects.
• Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, healthcare management or leadership.
• Familiarity with EPMA systems.
• Understanding NHS and private sector funding, formulary management and procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and strategic direction for the pharmacy department, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
• Manage pharmacy staff, including pharmacists, technicians, and support workers, ensuring effective rota coverage and workforce planning.
• Oversee departmental performance against KPIs, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with legislation (GPhC, MHRA, CQC) and national guidance on medicines management.
• Lead on development, implementation and review of policies and SOPs for medicines handling, prescribing, dispensing and storage.
• Monitor and report medication incidents; conduct RCA and drive improvements.
• Oversee delivery of a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service across inpatient, outpatient and theatre areas.
• Lead recruitment, training, supervision and performance management of the pharmacy team.
• Build relationships with consultants, nurses and other healthcare professionals to ensure safe medicines use.
• Manage the pharmacy budget, procurement and cost control of medicines and consumables.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Strategic planning

Education

GPhC-registered Pharmacist

Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy/healthcare management/leadership

Tools

EPMA systems

Job description

Chaucer Hospital in Canterbury, part of Circle Health Group, is seeking a GPhC-registered Pharmacist to step into a Clinical Services Manager role in the Pharmacy department. This full-time position covers 37.5 hours weekly with a varied shift pattern, offering a competitive salary and a broad benefits package.

You will lead day-to-day operations, drive service quality, and ensure regulatory compliance across medicines management, budgeting, and team development within a hospital setting,