Homecare Pharmacist

Job description

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Summary A varied, exciting, industry specific opportunity for a Pharmacist to join the Baxter family in Cheadle. Whilst maintaining patient safety, the successful candidate will be responsible for the patient and prescription management for specialist homecare Pharmacy therapies. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Be the Responsible Pharmacist to deliver prescription management and dispensing across all therapies in line with operational KPIs and standards, whilst maintaining patient safety. Process the prescription receipt and conduct clinical screening/intervention in line with the standard operating procedures. Accurately dispense prescriptions and ensure the timely reporting of near misses and dispensing errors. Place product order and authorise prescription entries on the Patient Medication Record. Formulate unlicensed medicines and raise the purchase order with the manufacturing provider in line with the patient & customer requirements within the contractual timeframes. Communicate and collaborate with the relevant clinical teams to ensure patient adherence is being met in line with the prescription and escalate where appropriate. Record and escalate adverse events and incidents to the relevant escalation point (e.g. Lead Pharmacist, Quality, Pharmacovigilance, Superintendent Pharmacist and Safeguarding Lead). Provide clinical counselling and product expertise for patients, associated care teams and pharmacy support staff. Mentor and coach pharmacy support staff in the delivery of associated pharmacy training. Education and Experience Registered Pharmacist with GPhC. Post registration experience of working in homecare pharmacy setting would be advantageous. Successful experience of undertaking clinical investigations (e.g. near-miss investigations). Good coaching and training capabilities, ability to motivate and develop others. Critical thinker with strong problem solving and analytical skills. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of GPhC and RPS pharmacy standards as part of continuous professional development (CPD). What are some of the benefits of working at Baxter? Competitive total compensation package Professional development opportunities High importance placed on work life balance #LI-MT1 #IND-UKOPS #IND-UKCOM #LI-BAXGEN Equal Employment Opportunity Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic. Reasonable Accommodations Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Recruitment Fraud Notice Baxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. To learn how you can protect yourself, review our Recruitment Fraud Notice .