Lead Pharmacist (Service Delivery)

Job description Job responsibilities The Role

This is a senior, field-based position within The Pharmacist Network, operating as part of the leadership team. The Lead Pharmacist Business Development is the clinical voice within our commercial activity: identifying service opportunities, building relationships with NHS stakeholders, developing compelling propositions, and supporting the sustainable growth of TPNs partnerships across the UK.

The person in this role will need to understand the mechanics of GP pharmacy from the inside what works, what doesnt, how PCNs and practices make decisions, and where a well-deployed pharmacy team can genuinely shift outcomes. That insight is what makes the difference between a generic pitch and a credible one.

You will work alongside the operations team and report directly into the Directors. Travel across the UK is a regular part of the role.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Relationship Management

Identify and develop new partnership opportunities with GP practices, PCNs, and wider NHS stakeholders

Build and maintain strong working relationships with existing partner sites, acting as a trusted clinical contact

Represent TPN in conversations with commissioners and primary care leads, making the case for pharmacy-led service models

Lead on new site engagement meeting with prospective partners, understanding their needs, and positioning TPNs offer accordingly

Service Development

Work with partner sites to understand unmet clinical and operational needs, and design services that address them

Develop and present business cases for new areas of service delivery

Support the innovation of service models, drawing on NHS policy direction, technology developments, and operational best practice

Feed market intelligence back into the organisation to shape strategic direction

Clinical Leadership & Quality

Act as a clinical resource for the leadership team, providing insight into GP pharmacy workforce trends, NHSE priorities, and primary care policy

Review feedback from partner sites and lead conversations around service improvement

Monitor the NHS landscape for operational and technology innovations that could be incorporated into TPNs offer

Champion the professional standards and value of GP pharmacists and pharmacy technicians within all stakeholder conversations

What We Offer

Competitive base salary, dependent on experience

Commission structure clear and transparent

Full travel expenses covered

Genuine autonomy you own your activity and your diary

Direct access to the leadership team and involvement in shaping organisational strategy

A role with real impact across NHS primary care at scale