Job summary

The De Parys Group is seeking an experienced and dynamic clinical pharmacy leader to provide overall operational and clinical leadership of the pharmacy service at The De Parys Group. This position is offered on a full-time basis.The postholder will lead a safe, resilient and increasingly clinically focused service, develop the pharmacy workforce, and work with the GP Pharmacy Partners and wider organisational leadership to deliver the future model of medicines optimisation and pharmacy care.You will be based across our 5 sites in Bedford (4 clinical and 1 non- clinical) in accordance with business needs.

Main duties of the job

• Provide overall operational and clinical leadership, direction and accountability for the Pharmacy service.
• Lead service performance using data, KPIs and service intelligence to improve productivity, medicines safety, quality and workforce performance.
• Lead workforce planning, capacity, deployment and resilience, working closely with the rota and HR teams.
• Develop and embed the Pharmacy operating model, including the Acute/Duty Medicines, Repeat Prescribing/Re-authorisation, and Care Homes/Frailty/SMR workstreams.
• Ensure responsibility is appropriately distributed across senior pharmacists, with clear specialist areas, supervision, development and escalation arrangements.
• Lead medicines optimisation, medication review and repeat re-authorisation pathways, ensuring work is undertaken by the right professional at the right level of competence.
• Act as a senior clinical role model, mentor and source of professional leadership while maintaining advanced clinical credibility.
• Support the GP Pharmacy Partners with long-term strategic development, service transformation and financial sustainability.

About us

The De Parys Groups priority is to provide the highest standard of clinical care to the 38,000 patients registered with the practice. We aim to work collaboratively with other healthcare providers and support organisations, to enable more patients to be treated in a primary care setting, closer to home. We embrace a continuous improvement ethos and strive to ensure that we are available to patients when they need a consultation. We have a strong training ethos within the practice with a team of medical and non-medical educators as well as opportunities for non-clinical staff to develop and progress.

TDPG is fortunate to have its own dispensaries at our De Parys and Bromham sites. In addition to our routine GMS services, we offer a comprehensive range of services including minor surgery, LARC provision and anticoagulation clinics.

We have high QOF achievement and excellent KPIs within the group.

Benefits include:

• NHS pension scheme.
• Proper pay andLiving Wage Foundation accredited.
• Eye-care vouchers.
• 30 days annual leave FTE, with enhancements for long service.
• Paid breaks

Details

Date posted

05 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience - depending on skills & experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

30056

Job locations

23 De Parys Avenue

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK40 2TX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description Job responsibilities If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Substantial senior pharmacy leadership experience, preferably in primary care/general practice; experience of operational leadership, workforce management, service performance and complex change.
• Advanced clinical knowledge in primary care; medicines optimisation; medication review and repeat re-authorisation; high-risk medicines and monitoring; multidisciplinary working.
• Experience of medicines governance, policies, incidents, audit/QI, patient safety and use of performance data.
• Experience of line management, clinical supervision, appraisal, performance management, coaching/mentoring and workforce development.
• Highly developed leadership, communication, influencing and organisational skills; able to prioritise, delegate, challenge constructively, manage competing demands and hold teams accountable.
• Able to use digital systems and data to redesign pathways, improve productivity and reduce avoidable work.

Qualifications

Essential

• Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent; current GPhC registration; Independent Prescriber or demonstrable commitment/route to IP where appropriate.

Person Specification Experience Essential Substantial senior pharmacy leadership experience, preferably in primary care/general practice; experience of operational leadership, workforce management, service performance and complex change. Advanced clinical knowledge in primary care; medicines optimisation; medication review and repeat re-authorisation; high-risk medicines and monitoring; multidisciplinary working. Experience of medicines governance, policies, incidents, audit/QI, patient safety and use of performance data. Experience of line management, clinical supervision, appraisal, performance management, coaching/mentoring and workforce development. Highly developed leadership, communication, influencing and organisational skills; able to prioritise, delegate, challenge constructively, manage competing demands and hold teams accountable. Able to use digital systems and data to redesign pathways, improve productivity and reduce avoidable work. Qualifications Essential Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent; current GPhC registration; Independent Prescriber or demonstrable commitment/route to IP where appropriate.

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).

Additional information 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

Primary Care Careers

Address

23 De Parys Avenue

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK40 2TX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

23 De Parys Avenue

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK40 2TX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)