Pharmacist (Outpatients) - Bank Shifts

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks an Outpatient Pharmacist dedicated to patient care. You'll ensure safe medication practices, provide counselling, and lead pharmacy operations. Join a team that values health and well-being, with flexible hours and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Subsidised staff canteen

Inclusion in the NEST pension scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years post-registration experience.
• Experience managing a pharmacy and team.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-class service to Outpatients customers.
• Ensure medicines are dispensed legally and accurately.
• Participate in clinical pharmacy services as appropriate.

Skills

Patient-focused

Professional leadership

Flexibility

Education

Master’s Degree in Pharmacy

Registered Pharmacist with the GPhC

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Client:

Bupa

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London, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

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Job Description:

Department: Pharmacy

Location: 164-178 Cromwell Hospital, Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU

Permanent / Contract: Bank Shifts

Salary range: £25 per hour

The Outpatient Pharmacy service is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 8.30pm, and Saturdays from 9am to 2.30pm.

Who we’re looking for

As an Outpatient Pharmacist at Bupa, your patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each day.

Reporting to the Lead Pharmacist and working with the wider department team, you will provide first-class service to our Outpatients customers, staff, and healthcare professionals, including preparing discharge packs, prescriptions, providing counselling, promoting the safe use of medicines, and other related services.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Abiding 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.
• Ensuring that the Outpatient Pharmacy service is patient-focused, responsive, and appropriate, and maintaining the professional image of the department.
• Working in the Outpatient pharmacy by undertaking responsibilities required of a Responsible Pharmacist, including ensuring medicines are dispensed legally, accurately, and efficiently, with appropriate clinical checks.
• Providing counselling and information to patients regarding their medicines, including counselling on use and counter-prescribing if necessary.
• Providing professional leadership within the pharmacy, ensuring all practice aligns with the latest standards issued by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and GPhC.
• Meeting individual patient needs and resolving issues as they arise.
• Participating in clinical pharmacy services as appropriate.

What you’ll bring:

• Master’s Degree in Pharmacy
• Registered Pharmacist with the GPhC
• Experience managing a pharmacy and team
• Flexibility to work variable shifts between 08:30-20:00
• Ability to cover on-call, evening, and weekend services
• Minimum of two years post-registration experience
• Desirable: hospital and clinical experience with knowledge of Ascribe

Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. We support a work-life balance that promotes mental and physical health. Benefits include flexible hours, an hourly rate that covers annual leave, subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop, and inclusion in the NEST pension scheme.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our focus is on our customers. Our people are driven by the purpose of 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.