Pharmacist (Outpatients)

BUPA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health provider is seeking a Pharmacist for their Outpatient Pharmacy at Cromwell Hospital. This permanent, full-time role involves delivering a comprehensive medication service and ensuring patients receive timely and accurate information about their medications. Candidates should be registered pharmacists with leadership experience and excellent communication skills. The position also offers a competitive salary, benefits, and supportive work environment focused on health and wellbeing.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Enhanced pension

Travel cost support

Discounted gym access

Health Services Bonus

Health insurance

Dental insurance options

Digital GP access

Emotional wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist status with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience in leading teams as a Responsible Pharmacist.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive Outpatient Pharmacy service.
• Ensure timely delivery of medication to patients.
• Communicate medications use with clinical staff.

Skills

Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Excellent team working and communication skills

Flexibility to work variable shifts

Clinical and hospital experience

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

Job Description:

Pharmacist (Outpatients)

Department: Pharmacy

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

Permanent, 37.50 hours per week

Salary: Competitive

The Outpatient Pharmacy service is open on Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 8pm, and Saturdays from 8.30am to 2.30pm.

We make health happen

The Cromwell Hospital, our flagship private hospital in West London, delivers world‑class inpatient and outpatient care. With 180 beds, 6 theatres, advanced intensive care units, paediatrics, diagnostics, physiotherapy, and private GP services - it's a centre of excellence for complex care and innovation.

Joining Bupa, you'll benefit from access to our state‑of‑the‑art Clinical Training Facility, a centre for connected learning, care and careers. This forms part of Bupa Campus, a vibrant new learning initiative which brings us together in virtual and physical spaces across the Bupa globe.

How you’ll help us make health happen:

We are looking for an experienced Pharmacist with excellent organisational and communications skills to provide a first‑class pharmacy service and work as a Responsible Pharmacist within our Outpatient Pharmacy.

The role will include providing a comprehensive, patient‑focused and responsive Outpatient Pharmacy service ensuring patients receive their medication in a timely, professional and efficient manner and that patients receive all the necessary information about their medication.

You will be skilled in communicating with all levels of clinical and healthcare staff in promoting the safe use of medicines.

• 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 Clinical Pharmacy service is patient focused, responsive and appropriate and that the professional image of the department is always upheld.
• Work in the Outpatient pharmacy, 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.
• 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.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Experience of leading teams and managing a pharmacy as an R.P
• Flexibility to work variable shifts between 08.30-20.00, weekends and evenings.
• Excellent team working and communication skills
• Clinical and hospital experience desirable

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health — from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Enhanced pension and life insurance
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work.
• Discounted access to online gym sessions
• Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme
• 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 your mobile
• Emotional wellbeing support
• Access to family mental health line
• Financial wellbeing channels
• Support for carers

Please note

The advert may be closed sooner if a high number of applications are received.

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.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

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Time Type: Full time

Locations: Cromwell Hospital London