clinical pharmacist

clinical pharmacist Guildford, England

NHS
Full Time Guildford, England 48603 - 30256 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

About the job

We are once again expanding our successful, friendly outpatient pharmacy team, and are searching for a dispenser who is looking to expand their skills and knowledge into hospital pharmacy practices.

This role is suitable for newly qualified dispensers, as well as more established dispensers who are looking for a change of sector from community or hospital pharmacy.

The role is for 40-hours a week, Monday to Friday – there is no weekend, late-night and Bank Holiday working. The annual salary will be on or around £22,500.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an outpatient hospital pharmacy that has a focus on patient safety and experience. You will be working in a busy and supportive environment, providing a patient-centred service, whilst maintaining a healthy work-life balance. The role is perfect for dispensers seeking a new challenge, and particularly suits those with a strong focus on patient care and experience.


Work Location: Outpatient pharmacies at Royal Surrey Hospital
Hours per week: full-time is 40 hours per week; part-time applications welcome

For more information or an informal discussion please contact [email protected]


Main responsibilities

As a dispenser at PharmCo you will:

  • Be part of a pharmacy team, working under the direction of a registered pharmacist.
  • Receive training, support and development to be able to work safely and effectively
  • Work with patients every day, helping them with their prescriptions
  • Help with the tasks needed to open up and close the pharmacy each day
  • Carry out retail transactions
  • Prepare medicines and deliver them between our on-site dispensaries
  • Help ensure medicines are appropriately stored and secured
  • Present yourself and the company in a positive manner at all times
  • Order medicines, and receive and put away deliveries at the pharmacy, checking accuracy against purchase orders and delivery notes
  • Help maintain effective stock rotation and control, including expiry date checks
  • Help keep the dispensary organised, tidy and running smoothly
  • Complete project work with the support of one of our pharmacists or technicians, including audit participation
  • Use effective questioning and listening techniques to understand and meet the needs of patients and colleagues
  • Advise patients about their prescription

As a dispenser, you will also:

  • Accurately dispense clinically checked prescriptions
  • Identify potential patient safety or medicine optimisation issues with a prescription and appropriately escalate these
  • Help the pharmacy achieve its patient waiting-time targets
  • Safely handout medicines and advise patients and their representatives about their prescription
  • Help to manage
  • Help develop and run medicine-related audits
  • Contribute to the induction and training of new staff




About us

  • We are ‘PharmCo’, the wholly owned subsidiary outpatient pharmacy of the Royal Surrey County Hospital. We run two dispensaries at the hospital, and one non-dispensing hub for patients to collect their medicines and get advice.
  • Clinically we cover a diverse range of hospital-based specialities, particularly paediatrics, emergency medicine, rheumatology, gastroenterology and ophthalmology, as well as serving the UK’s fourth largest cancer centre.
  • We have a strong focus on people development and a clear career pathway map for our pharmacist and technical colleagues, which provides opportunities to develop clinical, managerial and leadership skills and knowledge.


Equal Opportunities:

We recognise that diversity brings strength and value, so we don’t simply accept difference, we actively encourage and celebrate it. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.


Benefits:

We truly appreciate our staff and reward them with the best benefits package we can, including:

  • Week-day working only
  • Competitive starting salary
  • Generous annual leave entitlement including bank holidays
  • Free on-site parking
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • Competitive private pension scheme
  • On-site nursery (chargeable)
  • Staff gym (low charge)
  • On-site social club
  • Paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Discounts and lifestyle savings, plus a 24/7, 365 wellbeing support service through our partner staff benefits organisation

clinical pharmacist
NHS

www.nhs.uk
London, United Kingdom
Amanda Pritchard
$5 to $25 million (USD)
10000+ Employees
Government
Insurance Carriers
Insurance
1946
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