Job Description

Clinical Pharmacist

Cromwell Hospital, 164-178 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU

Bank Shifts

£30 per hour

We make health happen

As a Clinician at Bupa our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and everyday.

The Cromwell Hospital is a leading private hospital in London providing outpatient and Inpatient service. The hospital has 180 beds and 4 suites, 6 theatres, level 2 and 3 full intensive care facilities, paediatrics, diagnostic services, physiotherapy, a dedicated day surgery unit, and private GP services.

How you’ll help us make health happen:

As a Clinical pharmacist you will provide a comprehensive and patient centred Clinical Pharmacy service to patients at Bupa Cromwell
Hospital including participation in the antibiotic stewardship round, MDT input, therapeutic drug monitoring, medicines reconciliation and dispensary support

You will be responsible for delivering safe and effective pharmaceutical care and best medicines management practice.

What you’ll do

• Providing a comprehensive and patient centred Clinical Pharmacy service to patients at Bupa Cromwell Hospital including participation in the antibiotic stewardship round, therapeutic drug monitoring, medicines reconciliation and dispensary support
• Facilitating and promoting rational and optimal medicines usage
• Providing assimilated and relevant medicines information to healthcare professionals and patients
• Perform regular monitoring of medicines management on wards/departments including Controlled Drugs and advise nursing staff on legal control, safe custody and security of drugs
• Validate prescriptions in the dispensary to ensure appropriateness for the patient in accordance with procedure and good practice
• Provide relevant medication counselling to patients to enable them to take their medicines safely and effectively
• To participate in ward rounds, clinical hand-over and promote the role of the Pharmacist as an integral part of the hospital multi-disciplinary clinical team

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical council, have a
• Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, CPD Portfolio and working towards RPS faculty accreditation.
• Experience in an Outpatients pharmacy and managerial experience in a hospital environment

Benefits

Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. As a bank worker you’ll be eligible for:

These benefits have been carefully crafted to really make a difference to our people’s lives, supporting a work-life balance whilst keeping focus on mental and physical wellbeing:

• Weekly pay for bank shifts
• Shift enhancements for nights and weekend working
• A friendly supportive working culture with established Nursing teams
• Opportunity to work within the renowned Cromwell hospital and our top consultants
• Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop
• Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme

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.

At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers, patients and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com

If you would like more information on the role, require an alternative format, or would like to discuss other opportunities suited to your skills and experience, please contact serina.kapoor@bupa.com

Time Type:

Part time

Job Area:

Clinical Services

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London