Role: Clinical Pharmacist - Internationally Qualified
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (to cover a 6 day working pattern between Monday and Saturday)
Shift times: 7.5 hour shifts between 08:30am and 18:00pm, with on-call and weekend requirements
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive dependent upon experience
Other Info: This position is equivalent to a NHS Band 6
Locations: London Bridge Hospital, Portland Hospital, Lister Hospital and Harley Street Clinic
If you are an internationally qualified pharmacists and would like to explore working for one of the lead private healthcare providers in the world, please scroll down to find out more!
This opportunity is aimed at either:
Internationally qualified pharmacists who have recently received GPhC registration
EEA Qualified Pharmacists who have recently obtained a ‘recognition of qualification’ and in the process of obtaining GPhC registration
Non-EEA Qualified Pharmacists who has completed OSPAP Course (Overseas Pharmacists’ Assessment Programme) and in completion of Foundation Year.
International qualified pharmacist who has just obtained GPhC registration and in need to secure a permanent role
Role overview:
The Clinical Pharmacist is a key role, responsible for delivering a high standard of pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of our clients. You will act as a key member of the Pharmacy team, ensuring the safe and effective running of the pharmacy whilst always looking at ways to improve processes and the quality of the service provided across the hospital. The Clinical Pharmacist will have the relevant skills and knowledge to deliver a safe pharmaceutical service to patients in a sensitive, confident and professional manner.
Duties and responsibilities:
Provide a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to inpatients, including prescription monitoring, the provision of drug information, medicines reconciliation and patient counselling.
Maintain a supply of prescribed medications to inpatients
Assist in running the inpatient and outpatient dispensaries
Receive and supply controlled drugs in line with policies and regulatory requirements
Skills and experience:
Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or in the final stages of obtaining this
Significant years of international experience of working as a registered pharmacist in Oncology, Haematology, Adults ITU, Surgical, NICU, PICU, Medicine and / or Orthopaedics
Community pharmacy experience will be considered
Knowledge within a clinical hospital environment
Benefits:
Apart from a generous salary package, as an HCA employee you will have access to the to the following benefits:
Medical Insurance
Contributory Pension
Critical Illness Cover
Dental Insurance
Subsidised Gymflex membership
GP Health Assessment
Private f2f / Digital GP services
Option to buy / sell holidays
Life Assurance
Travel Insurance
Season Ticket Loan
Cycle to work scheme
Portland Maternity Services
Taste card and Gourmet Society Card
HCA Healthcare UK Overview:
We’re the world’s largest private and acute complex care hospital group with a network of well-established and highly respected UK hospitals, a number of which have been awarded “Outstanding” by the CQC. From complex care to straightforward procedures in adults, HCA UK provides exceptional care across our six world-class hospitals, clinics, outpatient and diagnostics centres, and NHS partnerships.
We’re continuously at the forefront of innovations in patient care, which, investing more than £500 million over the last decade to ensure that our hospitals and specialist centres are amongst the best equipped in the world. This philosophy of continual investment ensures our employees have the best career development opportunities; as their skills advance alongside our facilities and technology.
Our patients come from all over the world, and so do our people. We’re a diverse team with an open, welcoming culture. We’re proud of the multiculturalism of our teams and with just under 50% of our workforce coming from overseas, we understand and value the importance of international recruitment and the wealth of different experiences and mix of cultures that this brings to our established workforce.
If you wish to find out more about this opportunity, please apply for this role and a member of the team will be in contact shortly.
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