Job summary
NHS
Professionals have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to support
our client trust. You will be responsible for accurately and safely providing
necessary care to patients engaging with the service in the Trust. You will
maintain key relationships with co-workers and other health care professionals
across the Trust to ensure an effective service.
Main duties of the job
- Validating
prescriptions legally and to clinically screen, dispense and check outpatient
prescriptions.
- Sorting out clinical
queries effectively with internal clients: doctors, in-patient pharmacists and
other hospital staff and to counsel on the safe and effective use of medicines
and provide advice to customers and patients.
- Carrying out clinical checks
(screening) of all outpatient prescriptions, including oncology outpatients and
to accuracy-check prescriptions prior to hand-out.
- Being the lead pharmacist as per GPhC
guidelines, when required, and to help manage and ensure the smooth running of
the pharmacy in the absence of the Superintendent Pharmacist and Lead Pharmacy
Technician.
- Adhering to the
provided Standard Operating Procedures and to enforce them if they are not
adhered to by any member of staff. Work
with the team to ensure SOPs are kept up to date and valid to ensure an
effective Pharmacy service.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
RESPONSIBLE FOR:
- Validating
prescriptions legally and to clinically screen, dispense and check outpatient
prescriptions.
- Sorting out clinical
queries effectively with internal clients: doctors, in-patient pharmacists and
other hospital staff and to counsel on the safe and effective use of medicines
and provide advice to customers and patients.
- Carrying out clinical checks
(screening) of all outpatient prescriptions, including oncology outpatients and
to accuracy-check prescriptions prior to hand-out.
- Being the lead pharmacist as per GPhC
guidelines, when required, and to help manage and ensure the smooth running of
the pharmacy in the absence of the Superintendent Pharmacist and Lead Pharmacy
Technician.
- Adhering to the
provided Standard Operating Procedures and to enforce them if they are not
adhered to by any member of staff. Work
with the team to ensure SOPs are kept up to date and valid to ensure an
effective Pharmacy service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
RESPONSIBLE FOR:
- Validating
prescriptions legally and to clinically screen, dispense and check outpatient
prescriptions.
- Sorting out clinical
queries effectively with internal clients: doctors, in-patient pharmacists and
other hospital staff and to counsel on the safe and effective use of medicines
and provide advice to customers and patients.
- Carrying out clinical checks
(screening) of all outpatient prescriptions, including oncology outpatients and
to accuracy-check prescriptions prior to hand-out.
- Being the lead pharmacist as per GPhC
guidelines, when required, and to help manage and ensure the smooth running of
the pharmacy in the absence of the Superintendent Pharmacist and Lead Pharmacy
Technician.
- Adhering to the
provided Standard Operating Procedures and to enforce them if they are not
adhered to by any member of staff. Work
with the team to ensure SOPs are kept up to date and valid to ensure an
effective Pharmacy service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Two years post qualified is highly desirable.
- Applicants need to be available min 3 days per week and work 1 in 2 Saturdays; can be flexible on working hours.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Two years post qualified is highly desirable.
- Applicants need to be available min 3 days per week and work 1 in 2 Saturdays; can be flexible on working hours.
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).
