Clinical Services Clinical Pharmacist - Bank Shifts

Clinical Pharmacist - Bank Shifts

Location
Cromwell Hospital London
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Part Time
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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 every day.

The Cromwell Hospital, our flagship private hospital in London, delivers world-class inpatient and outpatient care. With 180 beds, 6 theatres, advanced intensive care units, paediatrics, diagnostics, physiotherapy, and private GP services - it's a centre of excellence for complex care and innovation.

At Bupa, we're proud to offer access to our state-of-the-art Clinical Training Academy in Staines - a cutting-edge space for immersive learning, innovation and growth. With advanced simulation labs, XR and VR tech, and digital training environments, it's where we're shaping the future of healthcare

The pharmacy service is open on Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 8pm and Saturday from 9:00am to 2.30pm

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

Clinical Pharmacist - Bank Shifts

Location
Cromwell Hospital London
Location
Part Time
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Cromwell
Hospital

At Cromwell Hospital, we have a great team of determined and loyal health care professionals. We’re continually investing in the world’s most advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies. That's why patients choose to come to us from across the UK, and more than 100 other countries around the world.

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Our
purpose

Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we make health happen.

Our
values

Every company needs an ethos, and we're no different. Through good days and challenging times, we always work with our values in mind. These are: Brave - Make new possibilities happen. Caring - Act with empathy and respect. Responsible - Own your decisions and actions.

We don't have shareholders at Bupa, which means we're free to invest our profits where they matter: our patients, our facilities, our research, and you. 

As a healthcare provider, we have a duty to do the right thing. By our customers, our people and our partners. The Bupa Code holds us to this duty. It's our promise to protect, care for, and build trust with everyone who relies on us.

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Free to be
you

Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. 

You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.Free
to be you.

Back in September 2018, we made a pledge. That we'd do whatever we could to make Bupa a diverse, kind and inclusive place to work.

Everyone deserves a positive working environment. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard. Everyone deserves freedom from bullying, harassment and discrimination.

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Clinical Pharmacist - Bank Shifts

Location
Cromwell Hospital London
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Part Time
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