Job Description

Pharmacist (FTC)

Based Onsite (London Medical W1U 5HJ)

Fixed-term Contract (12 months)

Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Shift time - 12:00 - 20:00 (Monday to Friday)

Competitive Salary

We make health happen

At London Medical, we're committed to delivering safe, effective, and patient-centred healthcare. As a Pharmacist on a Fixed Term Contract, you'll play a vital role in ensuring patients receive the right medicines, advice, and support at the right time. Working within our Pharmacy team, you'll combine clinical expertise with operational leadership to help deliver an outstanding outpatient pharmacy service.

This is an excellent opportunity for a GPhC-registered pharmacist looking to further develop their clinical and leadership skills within a collaborative, patient-focused environment while supporting the team during a fixed-term period.

How you'll make health happen

• Deliver a high-quality outpatient pharmacy service, ensuring safe, accurate, and timely dispensing of medicines.
• Clinically screen, check, and dispense prescriptions while providing expert medicines advice and patient counselling.
• Support the Superintendent Pharmacist in the day-to-day management of the dispensary and supervision of pharmacy staff.
• Promote the safe, clinically effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines across the organisation.
• Work collaboratively with consultants, clinicians, and healthcare professionals to optimise patient outcomes.
• Contribute to clinical audit, governance activities, quality improvement initiatives, and service development projects.
• Support the development, review, and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures to ensure regulatory compliance and best practice.
• Investigate incidents and near misses, helping to identify opportunities to improve patient safety and service quality.
• Provide training, support, and development opportunities for dispensary colleagues.
• Maintain up-to-date clinical knowledge and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Skills/Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum two years' post-registration experience.
• Strong clinical knowledge and commitment to continuing professional development.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience within a hospital or clinical pharmacy setting is desirable.
• Previous experience within a private healthcare environment would be advantageous.
• Experience supervising colleagues or contributing to service improvement initiatives is desirable.
• Familiarity with pharmacy dispensing systems and Microsoft 365 is beneficial.

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:

• Pension scheme with employer contributions.
• Life assurance cover from day one.
• 24/7 Anytime HealthLine with access to nurses and GP advice.
• Healthy Minds Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), including counselling support.
• Free annual flu vaccination.
• Gym and fitness discounts through MyGymDiscounts.
• Retail and lifestyle discounts through VivaBenefits.
• Early access to earned wages and financial wellbeing support.
• 3 days paid volunteering leave each year.

Part of a Globally Trusted Healthcare Group

When you join London Medical, you also become part of Bupa — a global healthcare leader with the scale, stability and expertise of a major international brand. Being backed by Bupa means access to an extensive network of clinical and operational specialists, shared best practice from across the organisation, and the support of well‑established systems that help you grow, develop and deliver exceptional care. Our size gives us strength, while our purpose keeps us personal.

We champion diversity and want our people to reflect the communities we serve. Everyone is encouraged to “Be you at Bupa”, and we actively welcome colleagues from all backgrounds and experiences. Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We’re committed to ensuring you’re treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Clinical Services

Locations:

London Medical