Pharmacist

Baxter International Inc.; Tetford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in the UK is seeking a responsible Pharmacist to oversee prescription management and dispensing in a homecare setting. The successful candidate will ensure patient safety and compliance with standards while mentoring pharmacy support staff. Flexibility with working hours is required. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact on patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with GPhC.
• Experience in homecare pharmacy is advantageous.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver prescription management and dispensing.
• Conduct clinical screening and intervention.
• Dispense prescriptions accurately and report errors.
• Mentor and coach pharmacy support staff.

Skills

Clinical screening

Coaching and training

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Registered Pharmacist with GPhC

Post registration experience in homecare pharmacy

Job description

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

A varied, exciting, industry specific opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacist to join Baxter at our Thetford site. Baxter manufactures pharmaceutical products such as chemotherapy, antibiotics and other intravenous fluids.

Whilst maintaining patient safety, the successful candidate will be responsible for the prescription management and dispensing of specialist homecare Pharmacy therapies. As the Responsible Pharmacist, you will have the confidence to step up as the site Pharmacy Lead to ensure business continuity.

The working days are Monday to Friday and the hours rotate weekly with one week 8am to 4pm and second week 11am to 7pm. We do require a level of flexibility around finish time. If a patient requires a product urgently but there is a delay, you may finish later than 7pm. This is paid in overtime. This role plays a critical part in ensuring our patients receive their medication on time.

This role includes no patient contact, working in a closed environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Be the Responsible Pharmacist to deliver prescription management and dispensing across all therapies in line with operational KPIs and standards, whilst maintaining patient safety.
• Process the prescription receipt and conduct clinical screening/intervention in line with the standard operating procedures.
• Accurately dispense prescriptions and ensure the timely reporting of near misses and dispensing errors.
• Place product order and authorise prescription entries on the Patient Medication Record (e.g. Homecare).
• Communicate and collaborate with the relevant clinical teams to ensure patient adherence is being met in line with the prescription, and escalate where appropriate.
• Record and escalate adverse advents and incidents to the relevant escalation point (e.g. Lead Pharmacist, Quality, Pharmacovigilance, Superintendent Pharmacist and Safeguarding Lead).
• Provide clinical counselling and product expertise for patients, associated care teams and pharmacy support staff.
• Address and resolve discrepancies relating to the onsite storage, and during the transport of pharmacy products (e.g. temperature excursions)
• Mentor and coach pharmacy support staff in the delivery of associated pharmacy training
• Investigate complaints and incidents as directed by the Lead/Superintendent Pharmacist.
• Flexibility with start and finish times

Education and Experience

• Registered Pharmacist with GPhC
• Post registration experience of working in homecare pharmacy setting would be advantageous
• Successful experience of undertaking clinical investigations (e.g. near-miss investigations)
• Good coaching and training capabilities, ability to motivate and develop others
• Critical thinker with strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of GPhC and RPS pharmacy standards as part of continuous professional development (CPD)

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