Dispensary Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a busy, forward-thinking dispensary service, ensuring safe, efficient, and patient-centred care. The role involves maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and performance, and driving continuous improvement. The successful candidate will support and develop a diverse team, fostering a positive and psychologically safe culture. A strong focus on systems, processes, and continuous improvement is essential, balancing competing demands in a fast-paced environment. The post holder will build effective relationships across pharmacy and the wider multidisciplinary team.
Key responsibilities
- Providing an Effective Pharmacy Dispensary Service
- Managing Staff within the Dispensary Services
- Ensuring Safe Systems of Work & Monitoring (KPIs)
- Developing Skills, Training and Competencies of Staff
- Deputising for the Lead Pharmacy Technician - Operations
Essential criteria
- Qualifications and Training
- Knowledge and Experience
- Values
- Specific skills
Desirable criteria
- Qualifications and Training
- Knowledge and Experience
- Values
- Specific skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 12d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a busy, forward-thinking dispensary service delivering safe, efficient and patient-centred care. As Dispensary Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of operations, maintaining high standards of safety, quality & performance, and driving continuous improvement to meet the needs of patients and clinical teams.
At the RUH, there is a strong commitment to being a supportive, inclusive place to work. Flexible working and wellbeing are actively promoted, recognising that people have important commitments outside of work. The aim is to create an environment where colleagues feel respected, valued and able to thrive.
The successful candidate will demonstrate empathy, resilience and emotional intelligence, with the ability to support and develop a diverse team and foster a positive, psychologically safe culture.
A strong focus on systems, processes and continuous improvement is essential. The role involves balancing competing demands in a fast-paced environment while maintaining focus on patient safety, service efficiency and team wellbeing.
The post holder will build effective relationships across pharmacy and the wider multidisciplinary team, role modelling professionalism, kindness and accountability.
Applications are welcomed from individuals who care about people, take pride in high-quality process
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