Pharmacy Manager | Acute Private Hospital | Excellent Career Progression

Pharmacy Manager | Acute Private Hospital | Excellent Career Progression

Salary: Up to £66,000 per annum

Benefits: 33 days annual leave | Private medical insurance | GPhC fees paid | Enhanced pension | Gym membership | Online GP | Cycle to Work Scheme | Season ticket loan

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: Eastleigh, Hampshire

Are you an experienced Pharmacy leader seeking your next challenge within a high-performing acute hospital environment?

Do you want to work for a progressive, inclusive organisation that genuinely prioritises staff wellbeing, development, and patient-centred care?

About the Role

Compass Associates is delighted to partner with one of the UK’s most respected private hospital groups in the search for a Pharmacy Manager. This is an excellent opportunity to lead and develop pharmacy services across the hospital, managing a skilled and established team while driving clinical excellence and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

As Pharmacy Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for medicines management across the hospital, ensuring safe, effective, and compliant pharmaceutical services. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams across ICU/HDU, Pre-Assessment, Outpatients, Wards, Theatres, and Oncology, maintaining the highest standards of patient care.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, motivating, and developing the pharmacy team through strong, visible leadership
• Ensuring robust medicines optimisation policies, procedures, and governance are embedded across all clinical areas
• Overseeing pharmaceutical procurement, stock control, and cost-effective medicines use
• Acting as Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead, ensuring compliance with current guidance to reduce hospital-acquired infections
• Supporting daily ward rounds, medication reconciliation, patient counselling, and discharge planning
• Leading the implementation of medication safety alerts, drug recalls, and controlled drug governance
• Managing incidents, errors, and complaints in line with organisational and regulatory frameworks

About You

To succeed in this role, you will be a confident and resilient leader with excellent clinical judgement and communication skills. You will be comfortable working autonomously while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary environment.

You will have:

• Registration as a qualified Pharmacist with substantial post-registration experience
• Proven management experience within a hospital or clinical pharmacy setting
• A strong background in pharmacy operations and service development
• The ability to influence, make sound decisions, and lead teams through change
• A passion for delivering outstanding patient care in a demanding yet rewarding environment

Why Apply?

This is a rare opportunity to join a forward-thinking private hospital group that invests heavily in its people and supports long-term career progression. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping pharmacy services and making a meaningful impact on patient outcomes.

Location

The hospital is based in Eastleigh, with excellent commuting links from Southampton, Winchester, Basingstoke, Chandlers Ford, Salisbury, Fareham, Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Petersfield, Andover, and Bournemouth.

Interested?

Compass Associates is acting as a recruitment partner for this vacancy. If you are interested, please contact Natasha on 02392 417 107 or email isaac@compassltd.co.uk.

Referral bonus available: £200 vouchers for successful recommendations.