Job Title: Chief Pharmacist
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: No
DBS Check Level: Enhanced Both Lists
Salary Range: Tier 3
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date: 25/10/2026
Job Overview
The Chief Pharmacist is a high-profile, Island-wide role providing strategic and professional leadership and fulfilling statutory functions for pharmacists across Jersey, as well as operational leadership for pharmacy services at Health & Care Jersey (HCJ). HCJ is at a pivotal stage of its development with ambitious plans for service transformation, including preparation for Jersey's new hospital.
The Pharmacy department structure too is at a significant development milestone, the department has recently been reviewed, with a particular focus on strengthening senior leadership capacity. The incoming Chief Pharmacist will have a significant impact, central to shaping the ongoing operating model. As the professional pharmacy leader for Jersey, the post-holder will have significant strategic influence beyond hospital services. This includes supporting and shaping the Island's medicines legislation and regulatory framework, including the Misuse of Drugs, Medicines, and Pharmacy and Poisons (Jersey) Laws. The Chief Pharmacist will also develop strong partnerships with organisations such as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), and counterparts across other jurisdictions, ensuring Jersey remains aligned with emerging best practice and national developments.
A key aspect of the role is the opportunity to strengthen collaboration across primary care, community pharmacy, and secondary care. The Chief Pharmacist will lead Jersey's medicines optimisation agenda, helping to improve medicines choice and prescribing practice across the whole healthcare system. Working closely with clinicians, primary care providers, and community pharmacists, the post-holder will support initiatives that keep people well, promote care closer to home, and reduce avoidable hospital admissions. The role also presents opportunities to support the continued development of pharmacist independent prescribing within community and primary care settings.
Job Description
Click here to view the full job description. https://www.gov.je/Working/WorkingForTheGovernment/JerseyPublicServiceJobDescriptions/HCJ1427%20-%20Chief%20Pharmacist.pdf
Candidate Information Pack
Click here to view the candidate brochure. Chief Pharmacist September 2026
Jersey Public Service Careers
Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunities—working with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers. We actively seek to recruit people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives, creating a richer, more varied environment where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new opportunities to build an exciting and rewarding career.
To maintain the highest standards of public service, we have a rigorous screening process, to ensure candidates align with our values, skills, and professional requirements. This helps us create a trusted, capable workforce that can deliver excellence and safeguard our community.
For regulated activity roles (working with children and adults at risk of harm), an enhanced level of screening will be conducted to include enhanced DBS checks.
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