Band 7 Pharmacist

Are you an experienced Pharmacist seeking a new challenge? Are you looking to join a friendly and dynamic team within the NHS?

Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Band 7 Pharmacist to support Central & North West London NHS Trust. This is a LOCUM opportunity with a Hospital setting, for a minimum of 3 months with likely extension.

The selected candidate will work full-time Monday - Friday.



Job Purpose: Band 7 Pharmacist

Pay Rate: £30 LTD p/h + £250 WELCOME BONUS

Location: HMP Bedford Healthcare Department Central, Bedfordshire

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5hrs

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and improve standards of clinical pharmacy practice, quality assurance, risk management and other issues of clinical governance related to medicines optimisation.


• To lead, develop, deliver, and evaluate pharmacy and medicine optimisation services on behalf of CNWL to HMP Bedford.
  
  Lead, develop and manage the pharmacy team, alongside the Health and Justice Lead Pharmacist.


• To lead and deliver as appropriate a comprehensive medicines optimisation service to residing patients and to the MDT teams responsible for their care.


• To manage the cost-effective ordering of medicines and medical consumables as well as pharmacy staff resources.


• To ensure service compliance with medicines legislation in particular controlled drugs legislation.


• To be responsible for updating and maintaining actions plans in relation to aspect of medicines management under the control of the pharmacy service.


• To provide data for KPIs set by the commissioner and the CQC 'Provider Compliance Assessments' in relation to medicines optimisation.


• They will be responsible for putting actions in place to address any shortfalls.
  
  To manage the Medicines Optimisation Group.


• To liaise with the external pharmacy provider to ensure appropriate and safe delivery of medicines.

Requirements:

• Registered with the GPhC.


• Previous experience working with Mental Health and within a hospital.


• Previous training and experience in Accuracy Checking (ACT) desirable.

Benefits

• Four weekly payroll runs


• £250 training allowance


• Excellent pay rates


• Exceptional referral bonuses


• Specialists mental health consultants offering single point of contact


• Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email


• Ltd & PAYE payment options available


• Nationwide provider of mental health staff to over 40 different NHS trusts offering mental health services and over 200 local authorities.


• FREE DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services


• FREE Occupational Health Check and Immunisations