Qualification
- GPHc qualified pharmacist
Responsibilities
As the main responsible pharmacist, you'll need to:
- dispense prescription medicines to the public
- ensure that different treatments are compatible
- check dosage and ensure that medicines are correctly and safely supplied and labelled
- supervise the preparation of any medicines (not all are supplied ready made-up by the manufacturer)
- keep a register of controlled drugs for legal and stock control purposes
- liaise with doctors about prescriptions
- sell over-the-counter medicines
- advise the public on the treatment of minor ailments
- advise patients of any adverse side-effects of medicines or potential interactions with other medicines/treatments
- prepare dosette boxes, usually for the elderly, but also for those with memory/learning difficulties or those who have several combinations of tablets to take, where tablets are placed in compartments for specified days of the week
- undertake Medicine Use Reviews (MUR), an advanced service to help patients understand how their medicines work and why they have to take them
- provide support through the New Medicine Service (NMS) to patients starting certain medicines to treat long-term conditions
- offer specialist health checks, such as blood pressure and cholesterol monitoring and diabetes screening
- run stop-smoking clinics and weight-reduction programmes
- arrange the delivery of prescription medicines to patients
- manage, supervise and train pharmacy support staff
- manage finance and budgets
- keep up to date with current pharmacy practice, new drugs and their uses
- provide the range of services listed on the NHS website.
Salary
- £55,000 -£60,000 per annum (depending on experience)
- 27 day per annum ( incl BH)
Work remotely
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
COVID-19 considerations:
Pharmacy is COVID-19 compliant as per NHS standards .
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Haywards Heath RH16 2HJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
Licence/Certification:
- GPHC registration (required)
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 08/05/2023