Pharmacist Assistant jobs in United Kingdom

About The Role

The lead Oncology Pharmacist will be responsible for leading, motivating, and developing the team working in various therapy areas in Central Pharmacy. Support the Head, Central Pharmacy Services in delivering best practices within the Pharmacy team, providing support and engaging with new business and patients.

Accountabilities:

• Lead, develop, implement, and monitor specialist clinical pharmacy services.
• Provide clinical leadership and specialist advice for patient care.
• Perform clinical verification of prescriptions.
• Offer timely and expert clinical advice to medical and nursing staff.
• Review operational processes for compliance and recommend changes.
• Champion continuous improvement within Central Pharmacy operations.
• Ensure accurate recording of process non-conformance and non-compliance.
• Deliver department KPIs and ensure best practice in Pharmacy Operations.
• Ensure up-to-date work instructions and SOPs.
• Participate in working groups and projects.
• Oversee project data collection for accurate and timely data.
• Share best practices and participate in Clinical Project Board.
• Develop and maintain electronic prescribing system templates.
• Participate in departmental audits and attend relevant meetings.
• Foster an inclusive and respectful work environment.

• Support the Head, Central Pharmacy Services in leading and developing the team.
• Manage team resources to ensure timely completion of activities.
• Monitor and review team performance and competencies.
• Identify training needs and deliver personal development plans.
• Act as training supervisor for clinical diploma participants.
• Serve as an Independent end point assessor.
• Address investigation and disciplinary matters as needed.

• Ensure compliance with SOPs and best practices in Prescription Processing.
• Investigate complaints and incidents, performing root cause analysis.
• Adhere to standards set by regulatory bodies such as RPSGB and GPhC.
• Complete all mandatory training.

Why Lloyds Clinical?

We have a lot to offer to not only the 100,000 patients we support, but also to our valued employees. Lloyds Clinical has a wide range of exciting opportunities for passionate professionals across nursing, patient services, compounding, pharmacy and warehousing. These roles come with fantastic benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company bonus scheme
• Outstanding training & development programmes
• Up to £1200 refer a friend bonus
• Full support from our employee assistance programme including a health and well-being app
• Savings and discounts at multiple retailers through our rewards portal

About You

Qualifications, Training & Experience:

• Proven supervisory/management experience.
• Experience in a controlled pharmacy operation area.
• Ideally, experience in resource planning.
• Expert clinical knowledge.
• Experience managing within a quality management system.
• Ability to make informed real-time decisions.
• Strong decision-making skills to meet patient and customer needs.
• Understanding of operational impact on other departments and budgets.

If you are a dedicated professional with a passion for oncology pharmacy and meet the above criteria, we would love to hear from you! Apply now to join our team and make a significant impact on patient care.

About Us

At Lloyds Clinical, with over four decades of experience supporting patients since 1975, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional clinical homecare services to more than 100,000 patients in their own homes, workplaces, or communities across the UK. Our comprehensive range of treatments spans from medication delivery to specialised nursing for complex conditions such as home parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, IV antibiotics, enzyme replacement therapy, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and beyond. Working in collaboration with the NHS, pharmaceutical companies, and private medical insurers, we prioritise patient care and are guided by our values of Delivering together, Being Accountable, Giving it our all and Continually Improving to provide the highest standards of service delivery and patient outcomes.

We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity & inclusion, taking a person-centred approach to our interview process that is fair and free from both discrimination and bias. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our resourcing team.