Clinical Pharmacist

service. Assume responsibility for clinical service as identified. Support the team to deliver care that helps improve the health of the individual and wider community. Facilitate the daily running of the pharmacy department, providing a safe and effective medicines management service to all patients, staff, consultants and customers. WHAT DO YOU HAVE A degree in Pharmacy MPharm, BSc or BPharm. Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacist. Knowledge of General Pharmaceutical Council Codes of Professional Conduct, Ethics and Performance and their implications for practice. Knowledge of the Care Standards Act and Care and Quality Commission Requirements. Proficiency in the use of a PC, including the use of software and systems. Recent experience of dispensing medicines. WHAT SORT OF PERSON ARE YOU You are a great communicator with different people at different levels. You are an excellent judge and decision maker. You are a highly effective problem solver. You
are proactive and driven to succeed. You are punctual, committed and reliable. You are flexible and adaptable. WHAT ELSE This is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity. This is not exhaustive and may change due to future changes and developments. You have to maintain your knowledge and conduct your duties responsibly with the guidance of the Health & Safety at Work Act. You treat all patient information as confidential and would only breach confidence if you felt that a patient or member of staff was at risk of harm. Health & Safety / Confidentiality You must maintain knowledge of Health and Safety at Work Act. Ensuring appropriate measures are taken in respect of Health and Safety for staff, visitors and contractors. In the course of their duties employees will have access to confidential material about patients, members of staff and Circle Health Group. On no account must information relating to identifiable patients be divulged to anyone other
than authorised persons, for example, medical, nursing or other professional staff, as appropriate, who are concerned directly with the care, diagnosis and/or treatment of the patient. Similarly, no information of a personal or confidential nature concerning individual members of staff should be divulged to anyone without the proper authority. Failure to observe these rules will be regarded as serious misconduct, which could result in disciplinary action being taken including dismissal. This job description is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity. This job description is not an exhaustive document and may be subject to alteration in the light of future changes and developments. Opportunities with Circle Health Group Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as

WHO ARE WE We are Circle Health Group. We are the number one independent provider of hospital services in this country, with more than 50 hospitals, 6000 specialists and 2 million patient visits each year. We offer high quality, safe, accessible and affordable healthcare. We want to be the most innovative and patient focused healthcare organisation. WHO ARE YOU You make sure that standards of patient care are consistently applied and maintained. You maintain and enhance customer service and satisfaction. You promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of all patients, employees and visitors. WHAT DO YOU DO Provide pharmaceutical expertise and input into the care of the patients within a Circle Health Group hospital, supporting the pharmacy department to deliver an excellent medicine management service to all customers. Supervise the procurement, preparation, dispensing and distribution of medicines, whilst supervising junior staff members in the delivery of the medicine management