Job Details:
Job Title: Band 8a Pharmacist
Hourly Rate: Between £34 to £36 per hour (depending on experience)
Working hours: Monday to Friday 37.5 hours
Payment Method: Direct engagement
Contract Type: Locum
Contract Length: 3 months minimum
Job Summary
- Working in the Outpatient department as the acting lead of the team.
- The Outpatient Pharmacy Service provides medicines to all outpatients seen and those seen at other off-site locations. Currently the service dispenses approximately 80,000 items per annum with a value of more than £10m. These medicines are given directly to patients or are transported to the patients' home via the SDH delivery service.
- To manage and coordinate a team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, dispensers and counter assistants in delivering an efficient outpatient dispensing service to outpatients.
- To be responsible for the production and updating of any policies and procedures necessary to maintain compliance with General Pharmaceutical Council and Medicines Act requirements.
- To ensure that all policies and procedures relating to the requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council and the Medicines Act are observed by all staff at all times.
- To ensure that the Pharmacy is managed effectively and that the work carried out is compliant with the requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council Code of Ethics.
- To ensure that there are sufficient resources available within the subsidiary company to guarantee compliance with the legal and professional standards set by the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- GPhC Registered as a Pharmacist
- Right to work in the UK
- NHS experience required
- Post graduate in management is desirable
Blackstone Benefits:
✅Assigned specialised recruitment consultant
✅Access to exclusive and flexible UK locum and permanent jobs
✅Complete onboarding support
✅Framework Rates
✅Informed tailored career advice
✅Personalised job alerts
✅Unlimited referral bonus
✅Prompt payroll
For further information on this role, please contact Emma Ansett at Blackstone Recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now