We are currently looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to be an integral part of the clinical pharmacy team who provide a clinical service to the wards and dispensary.
The Clinical Pharmacist ensures that safe practices for the effective prescribing of medicines are in place and works closely with the Lead Dispensary Pharmacist and Dispensary Manager to ensure an efficient service is provided to both inpatients and outpatients of the Hospital.
Located in leafy St John’s Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St John’s.
Am I the right person for this Clinical Pharmacist role?
- Support with training for diploma or IP
- Working with EPMA systems
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registered Pharmacist with GPhC
- Hospital Pharmacy experience desirable
- Prescribing, medicines management, medicines optimisation
- Patient counselling
- Works to a professional code of practice
- Relevant competencies for Pharmacy practice
- Understanding of Pharmacy Law and ethics
What are the Responsibilities of this Clinical Pharmacist role?
- Visit allocated wards and review inpatient prescription charts, checking for clinical correctness according to current practice. Ordering non stock medicines for individual patients and ensuring continuity of supply
- Clinically screen and final check in-patient and discharge TTO prescriptions according to current practice
- Resolve any prescription queries with the prescriber and amend prescription accordingly
- Participate in dispensary duties (e.g. prescription processing) and ensuring appropriate records (e.g. controlled drug registers are maintained)
- Monitor and ensure the safe storage of medicines on the wards
- Partake in mandatory, non-mandatory training and CPD as per GPhC and hospital requirements
- Take part in revalidation
- Take part in clinical supervision
- Any other duties appropriate to the role and level of training as designated by the Chief Pharmacist or dispensary manager
Why apply for this role?
At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits;
When you become part of the HJE Family, these are some of the benefits you will receive:
- Private healthcare scheme worth up to £20,000 per year
- 27 days annual leave
- Blue Light Card discounts
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free eye check-up vouchers with contribution towards lenses
- Free newspaper and media subscriptions
- Local Business discounts
- Discount in our Hospice Charity shop
- Refer a Friend scheme
- Free Cinema Society Membership offering discounted tickets
- Personal development and training courses
- Annual events and recognition awards
- Career progression and increments
- Free access to staff gym
If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.