Job Description:
Clinical Pharmacist
Cromwell Hospital, 164-178 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU
Bank Shifts
£30 per hour
We make health happen
As a Clinician at Bupa our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and everyday.
The Cromwell Hospital is a leading private hospital in London providing outpatient and Inpatient service. The hospital has 180 beds and 4 suites, 6 theatres, level 2 and 3 full intensive care facilities, paediatrics, diagnostic services, physiotherapy, a dedicated day surgery unit, and private GP services.
How you’ll help us make health happen:
As a Clinical pharmacist you will provide a comprehensive and patient centred Clinical Pharmacy service to patients at Bupa Cromwell
Hospital including participation in the antibiotic stewardship round, MDT input, therapeutic drug monitoring, medicines reconciliation and dispensary support
You will be responsible for delivering safe and effective pharmaceutical care and best medicines management practice.
What you’ll do
1. Providing a comprehensive and patient centred Clinical Pharmacy service to patients at Bupa Cromwell Hospital including participation in the antibiotic stewardship round, therapeutic drug monitoring, medicines reconciliation and dispensary support
2. Facilitating and promoting rational and optimal medicines usage
3. Providing assimilated and relevant medicines information to healthcare professionals and patients
4. Perform regular monitoring of medicines management on wards/departments including Controlled Drugs and advise nursing staff on legal control, safe custody and security of drugs
5. Validate prescriptions in the dispensary to ensure appropriateness for the patient in accordance with procedure and good practice
6. Provide relevant medication counselling to patients to enable them to take their medicines safely and effectively
7. To participate in ward rounds, clinical hand-over and promote the role of the Pharmacist as an integral part of the hospital multi-disciplinary clinical team
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
8. Registered with the General Pharmaceutical council, have a
9. Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, CPD Portfolio and working towards RPS faculty accreditation.
10. Experience in an Outpatients pharmacy and managerial experience in a hospital environment
Benefits
Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. As a bank worker you’ll be eligible for:
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:
11. Weekly pay for bank shifts
12. Shift enhancements for nights and weekend working
13. A friendly supportive working culture with established Nursing teams
14. Opportunity to work within the renowned Cromwell hospital and our top consultants
15. Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop
16. Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme
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.