Location: Colchester City Pharmacy, 7 Priory Walk, Colchester, CO1 1LG
Position Type: Full-Time
About Us:
Colchester City Pharmacy is a trusted healthcare provider located in the heart of Colchester. Our mission is to deliver top-tier pharmaceutical services with a personal touch.
Summary of the Pharmacy Manager Role:
The pharmacy is hiring a Pharmacy Manager to run day-to-day professional and operational aspects of a community pharmacy, ensuring safe medicine supply, strong team leadership, and full regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Medicines & Safety: Oversee safe and effective supply of medicines, prescription dispensing, stock control, and controlled-drug management.
Team Leadership: Supervise and support the pharmacy team, implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and drive staff development.
Compliance & Governance: Ensure compliance with regulations, maintain clinical governance and patient safety standards, and continuously improve services.
Patient & Professional Liaison: Provide professional advice to patients and work closely with GPs and other healthcare professionals.
NHS Services: Deliver NHS pharmacy services in line with current requirements.
Requirements
Must be eligible to register as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), or be actively working towards GPhC registration where applicable.
Must have the professional knowledge and skills needed to perform pharmacist and pharmacy manager duties.
Essential requirements
Essential Qualifications:GPhC Eligibility: Eligible to register as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), or actively working towards GPhC registration where applicable.Professional Registration: Able to undertake the full duties of a registered pharmacist and pharmacy manager in a community setting.Core SkillsClinical & Dispensing Expertise: Strong knowledge of prescription dispensing, medicines optimisation, and safe supply of medicines (including controlled drugs).Regulatory & Governance: Understanding of pharmacy law, GPhC standards, clinical governance, patient safety, and ability to implement and audit SOPs.Leadership & People Management: Experience leading a pharmacy team, delegating tasks, coaching staff, managing performance, and supporting professional development.Communication: Clear, professional communication with patients, GPs, and other healthcare professionals; able to give accurate clinical advice.Operational Management: Skills in stock control, rota planning, workflow management, and maintaining efficient, compliant pharmacy operations.NHS Services Knowledge: Familiarity with NHS community pharmacy services, contracts, and quality frameworks.Experience RequiredProven experience working as a pharmacist in a community pharmacy.Demonstrable experience in a supervisory or management role (e.g., senior/dispensing pharmacist progressing to manager).Track record of maintaining high standards of clinical governance and patient safety.Experience implementing SOPs, handling audits/inspections, and driving service improvement.
Pharmacy Manager
Company: Everlasting Solutions Ltd
Salary: £36,000 to £60,000 a year
Hours: Full-time
Location: Colchester, CO1 1LG
Working pattern: On-site
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 8 Nov 2026
Closing date: 8 Dec 2026
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Pharmacy Manager in Colchester employer: Everlasting Solutions Ltd
Colchester City Pharmacy is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises professional development and team collaboration. Located in the vibrant heart of Colchester, employees benefit from a strong community focus, competitive remuneration, and opportunities to engage with local healthcare professionals, making it a rewarding place to grow your career in pharmacy management.
