BenendenHospital is looking for a skilled and adaptable Flexibank Pharmacist to supportthe Pharmacy Manager in delivering a safe, effective, and highquality pharmacyservice. This role is ideal for pharmacists seeking flexible workingarrangements while maintaining strong clinical involvement in a hospitalsetting.
Main duties of the job
To actively support the Pharmacy Manager in ensuring the safe and effective delivery of pharmacy services, while providing excellent pharmaceutical care to all patients treated at Benenden Hospital.
As a Flexibank Pharmacist, you will:
* Take active steps to ensure an excellent standard of pharmaceutical care for all patients
* Act as Responsible Pharmacist and deputise for the Pharmacy Manager when required
* Support the development, review, and updating of pharmacy policies, guidelines, and SOPs
* Lead or contribute to audit programmes, data collection, and presentations as part of the Pharmacy departments continuous quality improvement agenda
* Supervise the clinical workload of the junior pharmacist and pharmacy technicians, as required
* Assist the Pharmacy Manager with elements of line management support for the junior pharmacist
About us
Why Join Our Flexibank?
* Flexible shifts to suit your availability
* Opportunity to work in a wellestablished, patientfocused hospital pharmacy service
* Maintain and develop clinical and leadership skills without a permanent commitment
* Supportive team environment with a strong focus on quality and safety
At Benenden Hospital we put patients at the heart of everything we do. We attract kind, compassionate, and talented people to our ultra-modernprivate hospital, which opened in 1907 and has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC.We hold JAG accreditation for Endoscopy and have a beautiful setting in the middle of the Kent countryside.
Benenden Hospital offers excellent working conditions and facilities. We promote flexible working and a healthy work/life balance. We are committed to professional development and have excellent training and education facilities. We work hard to make sure that everyone at Benenden Hospital feels involved and shares our values and vision for the future.
Job responsibilities
Purpose:Actively support the Pharmacy Manager indelivering a safe, effective, and quality Pharmacy service
Thepost holder will:
Take active stepsto ensure an excellent level of pharmaceutical care is provided to all patientsbeing treated at Benenden Hospital.
Assume role of ResponsiblePharmacist and deputise for the Pharmacy Manager when required.
Development and update of key Pharmacy policies,guidelines and standard operating procedures.
Lead on audit programmes, data collection andassociated presentations, as appropriate, as part of the continual qualityimprovement agenda of the Pharmacy department.
Supervise the clinical workload of the juniorpharmacist and pharmacy technicians
Assist the Pharmacy Manager with elements of linemanagerial support to the junior pharmacist.
Key Result Areas
Competently dispense and check allprescription types in the dispensary
Minimise errors / near miss errors withindispensary, ensuring reflection from staff and shared learning.
Report and investigate medication incidents,sharing learning and reducing risk of recurrence
Ensure that unintentional discrepancies identifiedthrough effective medicines reconciliation are prioritised
Take active steps to ensure safe storage andmanagement of controlled drugs within the organisation
Actively implement innovative methods toimprove peri-operative medicines management, demonstrating effective engagementwith the multi-disciplinary team
Help to control drug expenditure througheffective medicines management practices and procurement
Adapt and refine the retail offering of thePharmacy department to continue to attract new and existing customers
Develop and deliver training to Pharmacy andother healthcare staff
Update and maintain Trust PGDs
Produce Pharmacy antimicrobial reports asrequired, demonstrating active engagement with clinicians to improveantimicrobial prescribing and practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Pharmacy
* Registration with GPhC as a Pharmacist
* At least 4 years of post-registration experience
* Evidence of CPD
* Experience of working within a healthcare team
* Previous experience of working in a busy dispensary environment
* Previous hospital experience is desirable but not essential
* Previous experience of supervising and training other staff is essential
* Experience and skills in using computer programs and harnessing technology to enhance the Pharmacy service
* Previous experience of developing and undertaking audits, audit report writing and presentation of results
* Good interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues
* Evidence of good customer service skills and awareness
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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