Principal Pharmacist – Safety, Governance and Audit
| Posting date: | 21 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £64,455.00 to £74,896.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £64455.00 - £74896.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 February 2026 |
| Location: | Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9179-26-0036 |
Summary
Alongside their corporate responsibilities, the post holder will play a senior leadership role within the pharmacy service. This includes managing risk registers, chairing the Pharmacy Governance Group, overseeing medicines optimisation standards, and driving quality improvement programmes to reduce harm from medicines. They will contribute to strategic planning, business cases, and transformational change initiatives, while supporting the development and delivery of the pharmacy strategy. The role also involves line management responsibilities, leading recruitment of senior staff, performance management, workforce planning and occasionally deputising for the Deputy Chief Pharmacist. To view full main responsibilities of role, please see job description attached.