Job Description
Outpatients Pharmacist
Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU
37.5 hours per week Monday – Friday and shifts are variable between 08.30 - 20.00.
Salary – competitive
Are you a Registered Pharmacist?
Do you want to work with a team of diverse backgrounds and skillsets that you will be proud to be a part of?
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Pharmacist with excellent organisational and communication skills to provide a first class pharmacy service and work as a Responsible Pharmacist within our Outpatient Pharmacy.
The role will include providing a comprehensive patient focused and responsive Outpatient Pharmacy service ensuring patients receive their medication in a timely, professional and efficient manner and that patients receive all the necessary information about their medication.
You will be skilled in communicating with all levels of clinical and healthcare staff in promoting the safe use of medicines and will also have the opportunity to participate in the Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy service where appropriate
What You'll Do
- Abide by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) standards of conduct, ethics and performance as well as standards for registered pharmacies, observing and applying all professional, ethical and legal obligations
- Ensure that the Outpatient Pharmacy service is patient focused, responsive and appropriate and that the professional image of the department is upheld at all times.
- Work in the Outpatient pharmacy by undertaking responsibilities required of a Responsible Pharmacist including ensuring that medicines are dispensed in a legal, efficient and accurate way and that appropriate clinical and other checks have been carried out.
- Ensure patients are given appropriate counselling and information, regarding their medicines. To counsel patients on the use of their medicines and to counter-prescribe suitable medicines if necessary
- Provide professional leadership in the pharmacy, ensuring all pharmacy practice, including their own, is within the boundaries described within the latest version of the Medicines, Ethics and Practice issued by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Ensuring individual patient needs are met and appropriate actions are taken to resolve issues as they arise.
- Participate in the clinical pharmacy service as appropriate.
What You’ll Bring
- Master’s Degree in Pharmacy
- Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Experience of managing a pharmacy and team
- Flexibility to work variable shifts between 08.30-20.00
- Ability to cover evenings and weekend services
- Minimum of two years post-registration experience
- Desirable to have hospital and clinical experience with knowledge of Ascribe.
Why Bupa?
We are a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers.
Benefits
These benefits have been carefully crafted to really make a difference to our people’s lives, supporting a work-life balance whilst keeping focus on mental and physical wellbeing
- Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, excluding bank holidays, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
- Generous referral scheme
- Enhanced pension and life insurance
- Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
- Discounted access to online gym sessions
- Annual performance-based bonus
- Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
- Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate
- Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
- Emotional wellbeing support
- Access to family mental health line
- Financial wellbeing channels
- Support for carers
Diversity and Inclusion
Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to Bupa. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly regardless of disability or circumstance. That’s why we’re happy to offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Whether you’ve found your feet or are discovering a new path.
Welcome to a place that celebrates you.
This isn’t where you've been.
This is where you're going.
This is what we have belief in.
Time Type
Full time