Job summary
Due to growth, we have an exciting opportunity for a registered Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Homecare Team where you will play a key role in dispensing and checking both licensed products and aseptically prepared products made under a Manufacturing Specials licence.
Working within our Pharmacy team,using your knowledge and expertise, you will be setting up and checking homecare prescriptions, liaising with referring prescribers as appropriate.
We are passionate about ensuring the products we supply support excellent care for patients in their own homes.
We work Monday-Friday 37.5 hours a week, plus 5 of the bank holidays. Your start and finish times can be chosen between 7am up to 8.30pm. You will also be required to be part of the on-call rota.
Location:Thorncliffe Park, Sheffield, S35 2PW located just off Junction 35A off the M1
Main duties of the job
Here is what you can expect to be doing:
- Undertake the duties of Responsible Pharmacist in the registered B. Braun Medical Pharmacy premises as required
- Dispense medicinal products from the B. Braun Medical Pharmacy, e.g. Prescriptions for Homecare Total Parental Nutrition (TPN) and ancillaries and home dialysis patients
- Manage the day to day running of the TransCare (TPN) and Avitum home dialysis dispensing process in the absence of the Superintendent Pharmacist.
- Provides specialist professional expertise for existing and new patient services.
What you'll need to succeed...
- Be a registered Pharmacist with a Pharmacy degree or equivalent
- Pharmacy and dispensing experience
- Experience in supervising others
- Have the ability to concentrate for long periods of time and to work effectively independently
- Possess excellent communication skills, time management skills and the ability to work well against strict timescales
- Able to work to a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
*Job titles advertised might differ from those offered due to the need for broader appeal in adverts. Upon employment, titles might be adjusted to reflect specific roles and align with internal structures.
About us
In return we will provide the following benefits:
- 32 days annual leave
- Free onsite parking, tea and coffee
- GPhC registration paid for
- Company Pension scheme - employer contribution match up to 7%
- Life assurance 3 x annual salary
- Group Income Protection Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance option
- Occupational Sick Pay
- Assistance with further study
- Learning and development opportunities
- Enhanced family friendly payments
- Aviva Employee Assistance Programme which includes access to digital wellbeing programmes
- Aviva DigiCare Workplace App which includes access to a free digital GP and a health check
- Recognition and long service awards
- Health and wellbeing activities
- Financial education support
- Access to our benefits app with fantastic discounts from hundreds of retailers and instant access to your digital payslip
Optional benefits:
- Westfield Health Cash Plan
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Costco wholesale membership
- WSL 40% off Will writing service
- Taste Card
Become part of a corporate culture that actively promotes constructive exchanges between colleagues, customers and partners. Work with us to improve people's lives in the long term. We can offer you interesting, varied tasks and excellent opportunities for advancement, as well as an attractive salary with extensive benefits, all within a dynamic family-owned company.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake the duties of a Responsible Pharmacist in the registered B Braun Medical Pharmacy premises in the absence of Superintendent and Senior Homecare Pharmacists.
- To undertake dispensing and checking duties in the B Braun Pharmacy.
- Dispense and check medicinal products from the BBraun Medical Pharmacy eg. Prescriptions for Homecare TPN and ancillaries and Avitum home dialysis patients.
- Manage the day to day running of the TransCare and Avitum home dialysis dispensing process in the absence of the Superintendent or Senior Homecare Pharmacists.
- Set up and check homecare PN formulations and TransCare and Avitum prescriptions, liaising with referring prescribers as appropriate.
- Contribute to on-going quality improvement eg. reporting of errors, near-misses, complaints and incidents and support training of pharmacy technicians and dispensers. Participation in in-house training.
- Act in a professional manner at all times to promote a positive image of the company.
- To deal with other duties and responsibilities which do not change the nature of the post.
- To ensure reports from customers relating to product quality complaints or adverse drug reactions are documented and the essential minimum information is collected and forwarded to the Regulatory Affairs Department the same day they are received.
- To deal with any other duties which do not change the nature of this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake the duties of a Responsible Pharmacist in the registered B Braun Medical Pharmacy premises in the absence of Superintendent and Senior Homecare Pharmacists.
- To undertake dispensing and checking duties in the B Braun Pharmacy.
- Dispense and check medicinal products from the BBraun Medical Pharmacy eg. Prescriptions for Homecare TPN and ancillaries and Avitum home dialysis patients.
- Manage the day to day running of the TransCare and Avitum home dialysis dispensing process in the absence of the Superintendent or Senior Homecare Pharmacists.
- Set up and check homecare PN formulations and TransCare and Avitum prescriptions, liaising with referring prescribers as appropriate.
- Contribute to on-going quality improvement eg. reporting of errors, near-misses, complaints and incidents and support training of pharmacy technicians and dispensers. Participation in in-house training.
- Act in a professional manner at all times to promote a positive image of the company.
- To deal with other duties and responsibilities which do not change the nature of the post.
- To ensure reports from customers relating to product quality complaints or adverse drug reactions are documented and the essential minimum information is collected and forwarded to the Regulatory Affairs Department the same day they are received.
- To deal with any other duties which do not change the nature of this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy degree and MRPharmS
Experience
Essential
- Proven relevant experience
- Pharmacy and dispensing practice
Desirable
- Personnel management experience
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Commercial awareness
- Detail focused
- Communication
- Ability to balance commercial and quality imperatives
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Flexibility and adaptability
Desirable
- Quality assurance and quality systems
- Validation and commissioning
- Microbiology and aseptic processing knowledge
- Change management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy degree and MRPharmS
Experience
Essential
- Proven relevant experience
- Pharmacy and dispensing practice
Desirable
- Personnel management experience
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Commercial awareness
- Detail focused
- Communication
- Ability to balance commercial and quality imperatives
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Flexibility and adaptability
Desirable
- Quality assurance and quality systems
- Validation and commissioning
- Microbiology and aseptic processing knowledge
- Change management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
