Pharmacist

JR United Kingdom; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational healthcare company is seeking a Homecare Pharmacist to join their team in Colchester. The role involves ensuring compliance with legal and corporate standards in medication dispensing, overseeing staff training, and supervising pharmacy functions, all while working under varying shift patterns. Applicants should hold a Master’s degree in pharmacy and be members of the GPhC, with strong supervisory and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Membership of GPhC required.
• Master’s degree in pharmacy (MPharm) needed.
• Experience in supervising staff considered advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the physical checking of prescriptions and orders.
• Ensure compliance with GPhC and RPS standards.
• Be the Responsible Pharmacist when appointed.

Skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Ability to deal with unpredictable workload

Ability to work under pressure

Expert knowledge of good dispensing and distribution practices

Experience in supervising staff

Ability to work under a changing shift pattern

Education

Membership of GPhC

Master’s degree in pharmacy (MPharm)

Job description

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SRG are working with a multinational healthcare company seeking a pharmacist to join the team.

The Homecare Pharmacist is responsible for:

• Physical checking of all prescriptions and orders (PD, HHD and Nutrition MCB) that contain POM & P (Prescription Only Medicines & Pharmacy medicines) and ancillary items before their dispatch from NDC to patients.
• Ensuring that pharmacy patient dispensing processes are compliant with:

o GPhC (General Pharmaceutical Council)

o RPS (Royal Pharmaceutical Society)

o Company Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

o Good Documentation Practices (GDP)

o Good Warehousing Practices (GWP)

o Corporate Quality Manual & ISO standards.

• Ensuring all Standards and Guidelines issued by the GPhC and the RPS are met and are implemented as part of their practice.
• Ensuring the appropriate clinical and governance arrangements as set out in the RPS standards for homecare services are in place.
• Being the Responsible Pharmacist (RP) when appointed by the Lead Pharmacist and or Superintendent Pharmacist.
• Training and/or advising any relevant personnel across all business function in pharmacy & legal requirements.
• Supervising Locum Pharmacists, Pharmacy Checkers, warehouse pickers and loaders.
• Supervising Customer Service staff for both MCB and Renal order placement and arranging deliveries.

Job Requirements

Education

• Membership of GPhC.
• Master’s degree in pharmacy (MPharm)

Experience

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Experience in supervising staff
• Expert knowledge of good dispensing and distribution practice
• Ability to deal with unpredictable workload
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work under a changing shift pattern