NHS Specialist Pharmacist

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 7 Specialist Pharmacist to take on a new locum role.

Specialist Pharmacist Pay Rate: £30 – £35 per hour (assignment rate)

Location: Dartford

Contract Type: Locum – ongoing

Benefits of working with us:

• Fully online and paperless registration service
• Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
• Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies; NHSBT, The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public) are just some of the projects we’ve recently recruited to.
• £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
• Registration body costs covered based on length of service (T&Cs apply)
• Find your own job bonus – Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
• Clinical governance and revalidation support from an in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years’ experience
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sector
• Daily payroll and in-house payroll system

Duties:

• Responsible for ensuring the requirements of GPhC registration of the pharmacy are met and that there is appropriate professional oversight on a day to day basis
• Responsible for training and developing junior pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists in the dispensary
• Be involved in supporting GDP in pharmacy stores and providing a basic clinical service to wards as required
• Take the lead, day to day, in ensuring that the requirements of GPhC registration of the pharmacy are met
• Be the responsible pharmacist for the dispensary, ensure adequate cover is available as required and to problem solve during periods of staff shortage
• Work with the lead dispensary technician to maintain dispensary SOPs and ensure adherence to their content
• Work with the lead dispensary technician to train new dispensary staff including use of the pharmacy computer system
• Provide professional advice and support to pre-registration pharmacists and other dispensary staff
• Take professional responsibility for the clinical screening of prescriptions to ensure the accuracy, legality, safety and effectiveness of prescribed medication
• Liase with doctors & nurses to resolve any queries arising from the screening process
• Dispense medicines for inpatients and outpatients including discharge, weekend leave, self-medication, filling of compliance aids, CDs, clinical trials and the supply of patient information leaflets in accordance with SOPs
• Undertake the final accuracy check on prescriptions dispensed by other staff
• Receive cash & cheques for prescriptions according to SOPs
• Ensure that the principles of safe and secure handling of medicines are adopted and to take part in quality assurance systems for pharmaceutical services
• Develop an OTC sales service
• Provide a basic clinical service to wards as required
• Provide professional support for stores staff in the absence of the responsible person
• Take responsibility for planning and organising own workload in accordance with the requirements of the job

Requirements of the Specialist Pharmacist:

• GPHC Registration
• Previous experience within a UK based NHS Pharmacy setting
• Masters degree (MSc or MPharm) in pharmacy
• Pre-registration training
• Good oral & written communication skills
• Sound clinical knowledge with respect to the use of drugs
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload
• Able to use initiative to problem solve
• Ability to train junior staff
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good supervision skills
• Good organisational skills and time management
• Basic management skills
• Basic medicines information skills

Contact:

This Specialist Pharmacist job is advertised by Billy Clark; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from the following job titles: Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacist, Senior Pharmacist, Pharmacy Managers etc. NHS experience is desirable for most of our clients.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Pharmacist role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.