Senior Clinical Pharmacist (Bank)

Circle Health Group Limited – Monthly; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Saxon Clinic in Milton Keynes, part of Circle Health Group, is seeking a Senior Clinical Pharmacist for bank shifts. You will provide pharmaceutical expertise, supervise staff, and support medicine management across the hospital site.

The role is on an as-and-when-required basis, requiring a registered pharmacist with MPharm/BSc/BPharm, GPhC registration, and extensive hospital pharmacy experience. Competitive hourly rate offered.

Qualifications

• Degree in Pharmacy MPharm, BSc or BPharm.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacist.
• Knowledge of GPC Codes of Professional Conduct, Ethics and Performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmaceutical expertise and input to patient care, supervising medicine management.
• Facilitate the daily running of the pharmacy, ensuring safe medicines management for patients and staff.
• Provide clinical input on medicines for all patients and ensure timely charging.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

Pharmacist Registration

Hospital Pharmacy

Staff Supervision

Education

MPharm/BSc/BPharm

Job description

Senior Clinical Pharmacist (Bank)

The Saxon Clinic

Bank shifts

Salary: Up to £40.00 per hour (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

The Saxon Clinic in Milton Keynes is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

We have an opportunity for a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join their team of staff in the Pharmacy department.

This is a bank role working on an "as and when required" basis, you will be required to supplement staffing levels during busy periods and provide cover for existing staff in times of annual leave or absence.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Degree in Pharmacy MPharm, BSc or BPharm.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacist.
• Knowledge of General Pharmaceutical Council Codes of Professional Conduct, Ethics and Performance and their implications for practice.
• Post graduate clinical diploma in clinical pharmacy (hospital) or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years registration & 3 years within a hospital environment.
• Knowledge of the Care Standards Act and Care and Quality Commission Requirements.
• Maths, English GCSE at grades A to C or equivalent functional skills level 2 evidence.

Duties of this role include:

• To provide pharmaceutical expertise and input to the care of the patients within a CHG hospital. Supporting the pharmacy department to deliver an excellent medicine management service to all customers, supervising the procurement, preparation, dispensing and distribution of medicines. To supervise junior staff members in the delivery of the medicine management service, and where necessary to assume responsibility for specialist clinical service.
• To facilitate the daily running of the pharmacy department, providing a safe and effective medicines management service to all patients, staff, consultants and customers.
• Provide clinical input with respect to medicines to all patients.
• Ensure accurate and timely charging.
• Ensure compliance with all appropriate regulatory, professional and best practice frameworks.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group Healthcare offers a competitive hourly rate.

Our culture is a result of the way our people live and breathe our philosophy, which combines our purpose, principles and values.

To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy