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Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager
Role summary
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The Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager will lead and develop pharmacy services across The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. The role requires a registered pharmacist with current General Pharmaceutical Council registration, substantial post-registration experience, strong clinical knowledge, and experience managing pharmacy teams or services. Candidates should demonstrate leadership, service improvement, medicines optimisation, risk management, governance, and effective collaboration with doctors, nurses, patients, and senior managers. The successful applicant will be expected to support safe, efficient, evidence-based medicines use, contribute to strategic planning, supervise staff, monitor performance, and promote high standards of patient-centred care.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
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About The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital and community healthcare services to people across West Norfolk and surrounding areas. Based in King's Lynn, the trust delivers emergency, medical, surgical, maternity, outpatient, diagnostic, and specialist services. It employs a wide range of clinical, technical, administrative, and support professionals and works closely with local healthcare partners to improve patient outcomes. The trust places emphasis on safe, compassionate, and effective care, staff development, clinical governance, and continuous service improvement. Pharmacy teams support inpatient and outpatient treatment, medicines optimisation, prescribing safety, antimicrobial stewardship, and collaboration across multidisciplinary services. Employees typically benefit from NHS terms and conditions, pension arrangements, annual leave, professional development opportunities, and access to nationally recognised training and wellbeing support.