Advance your career in community pharmacy with a Pharmacist Manager opportunity at Wellbeing Pharmacy (UK), based in Whitchurch, England. This role is ideal for qualified pharmacists seeking leadership responsibilities, career progression, and the opportunity to deliver high-quality clinical services within a patient-focused environment.
Applicants must be a GPhC-registered Pharmacist in England or hold an equivalent EEA qualification and be eligible to practise under General Pharmaceutical Council standards. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical confidence, a service-focused mindset, and a commitment to community-based healthcare, ensuring patients receive safe, effective, and personalised care.
Wellbeing Pharmacy (UK) is a licensed UKVI Skilled Worker (Tier 2) sponsor, offering visa sponsorship opportunities for eligible international pharmacists. With extensive experience supporting professionals from diverse backgrounds, the organisation provides a welcoming and inclusive environment for both UK-based and overseas candidates looking to build a long-term career in the UK pharmacy sector.
The role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport with patients while delivering professional, high-quality pharmacy services. You will be responsible for leading the pharmacy team, ensuring regulatory compliance, and contributing to the health and wellbeing of the local community.
Position: Pharmacist Manager
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: Up to £54,288 PER ANNUM
Location: Whitchurch, England
Full job description
Up to £54,288 PER ANNUM (43.5 AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK), depending on experience
Immediate start available.
Location:
Wellbeing Pharmacy – Whitchurch, Hampshire
A thriving village pharmacy with strong community loyalty and genuine opportunity to expand NHS and private clinical services for local residents.
Typical Hours:
Alternate Monday cover: 9:00am–6:30pm (30 minutes unpaid break – 9 hours net paid)
Tuesday to Friday: 9:00am–6:30pm (30 minutes unpaid break – 36 hours net paid)
Saturday: 9:00am–1:00pm (3 hours)
Sunday: Closed
This is a maximum of 43.5-hour average weekly contract. You will also benefit from an experienced team that are local to the village and have been with the branch for a long time.
About Wellbeing Pharmacy (United Kingdom)
Wellbeing Pharmacy is an award-nominated, innovation-led independent pharmacy group operating over 55 community pharmacies and 4 care home pharmacies across England, and we continue to grow — confidently bucking the wider sector trend.
We combine a youthful, specialist-driven mindset with traditional pharmacy values: patient safety first, strong governance, and long-term community trust. Our model focuses on innovative workflow systems and operational efficiencies that reduce pharmacist dispensing burden, protect clinical time, and enable pharmacists to focus on direct patient services and service development.
We operate with entrepreneurial energy while maintaining rigorous compliance standards and a supportive, hands-on leadership culture.
UKVI Skilled Worker Sponsorship
We are a Licensed UKVI Skilled Worker (Tier 2) Sponsor with extensive experience supporting international pharmacists actively working with diverse talents from across the UK and internationally.
We value pharmacists who communicate clearly and confidently, build genuine rapport with patients, deliver safe and high-quality clinical services, and engage meaningfully with their local community.
Why Join Us?
- Up to £54,288 per annum (43.5 average hours/week), depending on experience
- Relocation allowance available if relocating 50 miles or more
- Services commission bonus paid quarterly
- Independent Prescribing progression pathway (subject to performance and probation)
- Career development toward Branch Manager or Partnership route for exceptional performers
- Annual salary review linked to performance
- Strong operational and clinical support network
Eligibility
- GPhC-registered Pharmacist (England) or EEA equivalent qualification
- Eligible to practise in England under GPhC standards
- Clinically confident, service-focused, and community-oriented
Duties & Responsibilities
- Deliver NHS clinical services: provide commissioned services (e.g., Pharmacy First/minor illness, contraception, BP checks, vaccinations), ensuring accurate documentation, safe supply, and compliant NHS claims.
- Provide private services: run and grow private clinics (travel health, PGDs where used, weight management, skin/ENT, etc.), ensuring appropriate consent, documentation, clinical assessment, and referral where necessary.
- Increase service uptake: drive service growth through structured staff training and coaching, empowering counter teams to confidently initiate clinical conversations and promote appropriate pharmacy services; use personal initiative to engage patients directly, build rapport and community trust, lead targeted outreach and recall campaigns, and embed a proactive, pharmacy-first culture aligned with current NHS direction.
- Dispense medicines safely: clinically assess prescriptions, perform final accuracy checks, counsel patients effectively, and maintain complete and compliant records.
- Oversee operational and stock control: manage cold chain integrity, expiry control, recalls, equipment maintenance, and efficient stock and cost management.
- Ensure health & safety compliance: conduct risk assessments, maintain SOP adherence, manage infection prevention, fire safety, COSHH requirements, and incident reporting.
- Maintain clinical governance & legal compliance: uphold GPhC standards, manage controlled drugs safely, ensure safeguarding awareness, protect patient confidentiality (GDPR), and support quality improvement audits.
- Manage and develop staff: supervise dispensary workflow, allocate duties, support competency development, conduct performance reviews, and foster a motivated, service-driven team culture.
Training & Support
You will join us as a Management Trainee Pharmacist, entering a structured development pathway designed to build both your clinical leadership and business acumen. From day one, you will be supported by experienced pharmacist mentors and senior managers within the group.
You will also have direct access to Head Office Directors for coaching, strategic guidance, and practical advice. We believe in transparency, integrity, and generosity in sharing knowledge. Our leadership team actively imparts the operational, financial, and clinical know-how required to successfully run and grow a pharmacy business in England.
We do not operate with hidden barriers to progression. Instead, we provide open dialogue, hands-on support, and real exposure to decision-making processes so you can confidently develop into a well-rounded pharmacy leader.
This role is ideal for a pharmacist who values clinical progression, embraces innovation, and remains grounded in the core principles of safe, responsible, and community-focused pharmacy practice.
Application Process
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Application Deadline
Open until filled