Pharmacist - Outpatient (part-time)

We currently have an opening for a part-time GPhC registered Pharmacist to join our professional patient centred team. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Pharmacist and working with the wider department team, you will provide first class service to our Outpatients clients and MDT, preparing discharge packs, prescriptions, providing appropriate counselling, promoting the safe use of medicines, and other associated services. You'll help us make health happen by:

• Abide by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) standards of conduct, ethics and performance as well as standards for registered pharmacies, observing and applying all professional, ethical and legal obligations
• Ensure that the Outpatient Pharmacy service is patient focused, responsive and appropriate and that the professional image of the department is upheld at all times.
• Work in the Outpatient pharmacy by undertaking responsibilities required of a Responsible Pharmacist including ensuring that medicines are dispensed in a legal, efficient and accurate way and that appropriate clinical and other checks have been carried out.
• Ensure patients are given appropriate counselling and information, regarding their medicines. To counsel patients on the use of their medicines and to counter-prescribe suitable medicines if necessary
• Provide professional leadership in the pharmacy, ensuring all pharmacy practice, including their own, is within the boundaries described within the latest version of the Medicines, Ethics and Practice issued by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Ensuring individual patient needs are met and appropriate actions are taken to resolve issues as they arise.
• Participate in the clinical pharmacy service as appropriate., These benefits have been carefully crafted to really make a difference to our people's lives, supporting a work-life balance whilst keeping focus on mental and physical wellbeing:
• Payment of professional registration fees (if applicable)
• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, excluding bank holidays, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Generous referral scheme
• Enhanced pension and life insurance
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
• Discounted access to online gym sessions
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate
• Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
• Emotional wellbeing support
• Access to family mental health line
• Financial wellbeing channels
• Support for carers
Why Bupa? We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers, patients and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately. Time Type: Part time Job Area: Clinical Services


• Master's Degree in Pharmacy
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Experience of managing a pharmacy and team
• Flexibility to work variable shifts between 08.30-20.00
• Ability to cover evenings and weekend services
• Minimum of two years post-registration experience
• Desirable to have hospital and clinical experience with knowledge of Ascribe.