McSharry Pharmacy Group
Reports To: Managing Director / Pharmacy Owner / Board
Role Purpose
The Superintendent Pharmacist is the professional lead for the pharmacy group and a senior member of the management team, responsible for ensuring that all pharmacies operate in full compliance with Irish pharmacy legislation while supporting the group's sustainable commercial performance.
In addition, the role combines professional governance, operational leadership, and commercial oversight, ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance are embedded within a well-run, financially resilient business.
Statutory Responsibilities
The Superintendent Pharmacist will fulfil all duties under the Pharmacy Act 2007 and PSI guidance, including:
Acting as the named Superintendent Pharmacist for the group
Ensuring compliance with:
PSI Rules and guidance
Irish pharmacy legislation
HPRA requirements
Establishing and maintaining effective governance systems and procedures
Ensuring appropriate pharmacist supervision and professional standards
Overseeing safe procurement, storage, supply, and disposal of medicinal products
Supporting and overseeing supervising and support pharmacists across all locations
Overseeing the appointment and suitability of supervising and support pharmacists
Appraising and generally managing the pharmacists
Managing professional conduct, competence, and fitness-to-practise matters where required
Expanded Full-Time Responsibilities
1. Clinical Governance & Quality Assurance
Develop, implement, and maintain group SOPs
Lead PSI inspection readiness and response
Conduct or oversee:
Internal audits
Controlled drug audits
Monitor dispensing accuracy, near-miss reporting, and patient safety systems
Drive continuous quality improvement across all pharmacies
Act as a professional mentor and clinical lead for all pharmacists
Support Supervising Pharmacists with:
Professional judgement challenges
Complex clinical cases
Oversee recruitment, induction, and professional development of pharmacists
Support recruitment, induction, and professional development of the dispensary team
Oversight of the group’s pharmacist rota
3. Regulatory & External Liaison
Act as the primary liaison with:
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI)
HPRA
HSE and other stakeholders
Oversee compliance with private and public service contracts, new or enhanced pharmacy services, vaccination services, etc.
Ensure compliance with data protection and patient confidentiality standards in clinical settings
4. Dispensary Purchasing & Stock Optimisation
Working closely with the dispensary purchaser and supervising pharmacists, the Superintendent Pharmacist will support safe, compliant, and commercially efficient management of dispensary stock, including:
Oversight of dispensary purchasing policies to ensure:
Compliance with legislation
Regular review of:
Negative stock levels
Overstock and slow-moving ("dead") stock
Identifying opportunities for:
Internal transfers of stock between pharmacies to reduce waste and expiry
Stock rationalisation across the group
Supporting Supervising Pharmacists in maintaining accurate stock records
Ensuring controlled drugs, high-cost items and high-risk medicines are always managed appropriately
Ensure the timely roll out of all IT updates (from software till providers in particular) to ensure the dispensary management is as efficient as possible from an IT perspective and using available tecknology solutions(ie script finder etc.)
5. Commercial & Performance Oversight
To support the sustainability of the group, the Superintendent Pharmacist will contribute to commercial performance monitoring, including:
Reviewing KPIs for supervising/manager pharmacists, such as:
Dispensed items
Generic/PI conversion
Dispensary efficiency and accuracy
Stock control and wastage
Service delivery and professional standards
Providing structured feedback and support to Supervising Pharmacists
Working collaboratively with the senior management team to:
Identify performance improvement opportunities
Support underperforming locations through action plans
Ensuring all commercial performance oversight aligns with:
Professional ethics
PSI standards
Patient-centred care
Oversee investigation of:
Regulatory breaches
Lead root cause analysis and corrective action planning
Ensure appropriate documentation and reporting where required
7. Strategic & Business Support
Work closely with senior management to align clinical governance with business strategy
Encourage new technological/IT dispensing systems and processes to improve efficiency
Support implementation of group-wide dispensing systems, processes, and technology
Assess regulatory and professional risks associated with new services (e.g. prescribing expansion, digital health services)
New pharmacy acquisitions or openings
Relocations, refurbishments, and service expansions
8. Training & Development
Identify training needs across the group for the dispensary teams.
Oversee mandatory training compliance (e.g. CPD, ePortfolio, new services, vaccinations, etc.)
Support CPD culture and continuous professional development planning
Deliver or coordinate internal training sessions where appropriate
Time Commitment & Working Pattern
Full-time role
Flexible working arrangement (mix of:
On-site pharmacy visits
Head office/remote work)
Professional Accountability
The Superintendent Pharmacist is professionally accountable to the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland and operationally accountable to the managing director/Pharmacy Owner/Internal Strategy Board, while maintaining independent professional judgement at all times in the interests of patient safety.
Please email your CV to caroline@mcsharryspharmacy.com
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