Pharmacist (Bank)

Job Title: Pharmacist (Outpatients) - Bank Shifts Department: Pharmacy Location: 164-178 Cromwell Hospital, Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU Permanent / Contract: Bank Shifts Salary: £28 per hour Vacancies: 2 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

• 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 Clinical Pharmacy service is patient focused, responsive and appropriate and that the professional image of the department is always upheld.
• 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.
• Ensure patients are given appropriate counselling and information, regarding their medicines.
• 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.

What You’ll Bring

• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Experience of leading teams and managing a pharmacy as an R.P
• Flexibility to work variable shifts between 08.30-20.00, weekends and evenings. Minimum if 3 shifts per week
• Excellent team working and communication skills
• 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.

• An hourly rate that incorporates payment of annual leave.
• Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop lead by expert caterers.
• 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.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [email protected]

Time Type Part time

Job Area Clinical Services

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London