Job Description:
Job Title: Pharmacist (Outpatients) - Bank Shifts
Department: Pharmacy
Location: 164-178 Cromwell Hospital, Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU
Permanent / Contract: Bank Shifts
Salary: Competitive
The Outpatient Pharmacy service is open on Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 8pm, and Saturdays from 8.30am to 2.30pm.
Who we’re looking for
We are looking for an experienced Pharmacist with excellent organisational and communication skills to provide a first-class pharmacy service and work as a Responsible Pharmacist within our Outpatient Pharmacy for bank shifts.
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.
What you'll do:
1. 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
2. Ensure that the Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy service is patient focused, responsive and appropriate and that the professional image of the department is always upheld.
3. Work in the Outpatient pharmacy, 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.
4. Ensure patients are given appropriate counselling and information, regarding their medicines.
5. 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.
6. Ensuring individual patient needs are met and appropriate actions are taken to resolve issues as they arise.
What you’ll bring:
7. Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
8. Experience of leading teams and managing a pharmacy as an R.P
9. Flexibility to work variable shifts between 08.30-20.00, weekends and evenings.
10. Excellent team working and communication skills
11. Clinical and hospital experience desirable
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
12. Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
13. Enhanced pension and life insurance
14. Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work.
15. Discounted access to online gym sessions
16. Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme
17. Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
18. Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate.
19. Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
20. Emotional wellbeing support
21. Access to family mental health line
22. Financial wellbeing channels
23. Support for carers
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.