About this role
Job summary
Superintendent Pharmacist
Department: Pharmacy - Outpatients
Band 8b, £66,582 - £77,368 Per annum pro rata
Hours: Part time, 22.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
This is an exciting time to join Milton Keynes University Hospital. As one of the UK's fastest-growing cities, Milton Keynes is expanding rapidly, and MKUH is investing in the future of local healthcare through the New Hospital Programme, MK View estate development plans, and major improvements to clinical capacity and patient pathways
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Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Interview date: 15 September 2026
Main duties of the job
Our Pharmacy service has already benefited from significant investment, including a fully refurbished Pharmacy department, a state-of-the-art Aseptic Unit, and a new outpatient dispensary positioned at the heart of the hospital's main entrance and outpatient department. We are now looking for a commercially minded and patient-focused Superintendent Pharmacist to lead, develop and grow this important outpatient pharmacy service.
This role offers a genuine opportunity to shape a developing service in a forward-looking acute hospital. You will ensure the service meets all regulatory and professional requirements while building a high-quality, accessible and sustainable outpatient pharmacy offer for patients, visitors and staff. You will bring strong community pharmacy experience, sound clinical judgement, and the confidence to work closely with prescribers and wider clinical teams to optimise medicines use, deliver value for money and improve patient outcomes.
In return, you will join a supportive, ambitious Pharmacy team at a hospital that is preparing for a once-in-a-generation period of growth. With plans for a new hospital facility, expanded maternity and children's services, additional elective surgical capacity, a new imaging centre and wider site improvements, this is a chance to develop your leadership skills while contributing to the future of healthcare in one of the country's most dynamic cities.
About us
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.
Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Job description Job responsibilities
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Accountable for the delivery of high quality, patient centred, safe and progressive outpatient pharmacy services.
Perform the duties and responsibilities of the superintendent pharmacist as required by the GPhC and all applicable legislation.
Ensure the service and its staff complies with all expectations of the GPhC and in-line with Standards for pharmacy professionals (GPhC 2017)
Ensure that all pharmacy practice, including their own, is within the statutory legislation and boundaries described within the latest version of the Medicines, Ethics and Practice issued by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Please refer to attached Job description for further information.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust,all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge Essential
BPharm / BSc / MPharm (or equivalent) GPhC Registration Higher Degree / Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
Desirable
Evidence of CPD Post graduate management qualification or equivalent experience MRPharmS Independent prescribing qualification as a pharmacist
Experience Essential
Managerial skills with at least 3 years previous pharmacy management experience Commercially aware and understands how to grow and maintain a pharmacy business Previous experience as a Superintendent Pharmacist or other senior Pharmacist post Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care Experience of audit work An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to the service Experience of supervising, developing and appraising staff as well as giving feedback Proven experience of working at a strategic level with senior clinicians and managers and experience of working in an integrated directorate team IT and presentation skills and report writing Meets targets and identifies a vision for the delivery of pharmacy services to patients Excellent inter-personal skills, with the ability to liaise and influence senior managers and consultants Meets expected levels of practice as identified by others and identifies new areas of practice Understands local and national priorities in care and has the ability to reconcile these with local realities Demonstrable ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver outcomes Integrates research evidence and audit results into practice; documented experience of own research & audit Identifies and manages risk Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the Clinical Governance agenda Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning and judgement; manages difficult and ambiguous problems Identifies own training needs, actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice
Skills Essential
Works autonomously and can delegate authority appropriately Evaluates the quality of own work and can evaluate service quality An ability to prioritise a complex workload and work accurately under pressure
Personal and people development Essential
Experience of supervising, developing and appraising staff as well as giving feedback
Communication Essential
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Pharmacy (Dept)
Milton Keynes
MK6 5LD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/working-at-mkuh (Opens in a new tab)