Bank pharmacist

Job Description

Position Summary

The Bank Pharmacist will provide ad hoc support to ensure business and clinical continuity within the elective hospital. The role involves delivering high-quality pharmacy services, including clinical and specialist activities, to support the safe, effective, and efficient use of medicines. This includes tasks such as medicines reconciliation, prescription review, discharge planning, and offering expert advice to patients and healthcare professionals.

The position requires flexibility to provide cover during staff absence or peak demand periods.

• Working hours are typically 09:00–17:00 with a 30-minute lunch break.

Proficiency in Clinical Medication Management (CMM) JAC software and familiarity with Maxims is preferred. The pharmacist will play a key role in maintaining high standards of pharmaceutical care, contributing to the overall patient experience in a planned care setting.

Qualifications / Key Selection Criteria

Essential:

• Degree in Pharmacy.
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Sound written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in both a team environment and independently.
• Flexibility and adaptability to meet the changing needs of the business.
• Demonstrated customer service and computer skills.

Desirable:

• Experience working in a hospital environment.
• Proficiency in CMM (JAC) software.
• Familiarity with Maxims software.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Establish and resolve individual patient pharmaceutical care issues to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines. Use a systematic approach to individual patient care, considering patient and medication risk factors to confirm pharmaceutical needs and prioritize care issues. This includes:
  • Medication history taking, medicines reconciliation, and prescription monitoring.
  • Consulting case notes and liaising with patients, carers, and healthcare professionals.
• Provide advice on dosage adjustments as necessary.
• Monitor patients for adverse reactions or unexpected medication-related events.
• Document details of ADRs in the hypersensitivity section of case notes, the prescription and administration record, and discharge letters. Discuss findings and necessary future precautions with the patient.

Discharge Planning:

• Review patients before discharge to address pharmaceutical care-related issues, promoting efficient patient flow, considering factors such as patient education, adherence to medication regimens, seamless care, discharge prescription accuracy, and review of patients\’ own medicines for return or destruction.

Personal & Professional Responsibilities

• Adhere to professional standards, Ramsay policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrate punctuality, integrity, and respect for others.
• Customer Service: Provide respectful and equitable treatment to all patients and staff.
• Promote hospital services positively to internal and external stakeholders.

• Work collaboratively within a team and maintain effective communication with colleagues and stakeholders.

Technical Skills & Application

• Ensure accurate and legal dispensing and issue of prescriptions.
• Dispensing and checking controlled drugs for departmental use and for discharge medication.
• Conduct regular reviews of inpatient prescription charts for clinical and financial appropriateness.
• Provide professional advice and patient counselling on medication use.
• Operate in compliance with Ramsay Medicines Management Policies and GPhC standards.
• Adhere to health and safety policies and participate in mandatory training.
• Maintain confidentiality and information security according to company policies.

We care.

It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it\’s a belief that\’s as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.

“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.