About this role
Job summary
The Humbleyard Practice is seeking a commercially minded medicines manager to lead our prescribing, medicines optimisation and dispensary business performance. This is a key leadership role focused on improving profitability, efficiency and sustainability of our dispensing operation alongside delivering safe, high-quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
You will oversee dispensary operations, stock control, procurement and reimbursement processes, ensuring income is maximised and waste minimised. Working closely with the business manager and GP partners, you will drive performance across prescribing and dispensing, including delivery of schemes such as PQS and optimisation of prescribing spend.
The postholder will take a lead role in identifying income opportunities, improving processes, strengthening financial controls and using data to drive better business outcomes, while maintaining full compliance with medicines governance and CQC standards.
About us
We are a large, progressive dispensing practice serving 22,500 patients across three sites, with a strong focus on efficiency, sustainability and continuous improvement.
We operate as a high-performing business as well as a healthcare provider, with clear ambitions around productivity, profitability and service development. This role offers a real opportunity to shape and grow a significant dispensing operation within a supportive and forward-thinking team.
Job description Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.
Person Specification
This role is ideal for a dispenser, pharmacy technician or manager who understands both the operational and commercial aspects of dispensing. ou will be proactive, financially aware and motivated to deliver measurable improvements to both service quality and business performance. You will bring: Essential
Experience in dispensary, pharmacy or medicines management operations Strong awareness of cost control, stock management, reimbursement and profitability drivers Ability to analyse data and turn insight into financial and operational improvements Proven experience of leading teams and improving performance Confidence working with clinicians to influence prescribing and reduce waste
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.
Employer details Employer name Primary Care Careers
Address Cantley Lane
Cringleford
Norwich
Norfolk
NR4 6TA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)