Job Description

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Pharmacist


Salary: 55,000 per annum


Polar Speed UPS, Chartmoor Road, Site 1 Pharmacy, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 4WG


Working 40 hours per week between 9.30am to 6pm, the ideal candidate will be flexible in terms of working hours to meet the business requirements, which may be of an urgent medical nature.


Ensure the clinically and legally accurate supply of all dispensed medication in accordance with the GPhC standards and Responsible Pharmacist regulations


Accountability


Compliance with the Clinical Governance framework including all key elements, Patient and Public involvement; Clinical Audit programme; Risk Management; Clinical effectiveness; staffing and staff management; use of information and premises standards

Must ensure the final accuracy check on all dispensed prescriptions is completed by the appropriately trained personnel

Must ensure adherence to the Responsible Pharmacist regulations

Must ensure competence of dispensing team, providing any training as required.

Maintain and comply with all pharmacy SOP's

Ensure that all errors and near misses are logged and actions put in place to rectify and prevent reaccurance

Complete required CPD and remain up to date with current pharmacy practice

Must ensure all prescriptions are dispensed within required timescales

Must ensure correct temperature maintainance of all medications during storage, dispensing and delivery

Provide informed responses to all drug related queries to both internal and external enquiries.

Comply with all GPhC published standards

Complete all pharmacovigilence activities within the required timelines


Complexity


Required to use professional knowledge to make difficult decisions

Must be able to influence others, both internally and externally

Must maintain a clear patient focus

Leadership skills

Team player

Specialised Knowledge

Registered Pharmacist

CPD compliant

Specific additional duties of individual i.e. additional to standard role

Therapy specific focus

Employee Type:

Permanent

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