Pharmacist

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Job Description: Job Title: Pharmacist – Outpatients Department: Pharmacy Location: Cromwell Hospital, 164-178 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU Permanent / Contract: Permanent Annual salary range: £ Competitive (plus Comprehensive Benefits Package) Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week We make health happen The Cromwell Hospital, our flagship private hospital in West London, delivers world-class inpatient and outpatient care. With 180 beds, 6 theatres, advanced intensive care units, paediatrics, diagnostics, physiotherapy, and private GP services – it’s a centre of excellence for complex care and innovation. Joining Bupa, you'll benefit from access to our state-of-the art Clinical Training Facility , a centre for connected learning, care and careers. This forms part of Bupa Campus , a vibrant new learning initiative which brings us together in virtual and physical spaces across the Bupa globe. How you’ll help us make health happen: We are looking for an experienced Pharmacist with excellent organisational and communication skills to provide a first-class pharmacy service. The role will include providing a comprehensive, patient focused and responsive Outpatient Pharmacy service, delivering clear, evidence-based medicines information to healthcare professionals and patients, supporting informed decision-making and optimal therapeutic outcomes. 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; 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. Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role: Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (essential) 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. Excellent team working and communication skills Clinical and hospital experience (desirable) Why Bupa? We are a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers. 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: Payment of Professional Registration fees Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind An enhanced pension plan and life insurance Annual performance-based bonus Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work Various other benefits and online discounts Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony About The Cromwell Hospital The Cromwell Hospital is a major international private hospital in West London receive both UK and international patients. We are committed to providing the highest quality healthcare outpatient and inpatient service care. The hospital has 180 beds and 4 suites, theatres, medical and surgical wards, cardiac centre, CDU, level 2 and 3 full intensive care facilities, paediatrics, diagnostic services, physiotherapy, a dedicated day surgery unit, onsite pharmacy and a new cath lab. 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. As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. Time Type: Full time Job Area: Clinical Services Locations: Cromwell Hospital London