Pharmacist

Core System; Harlow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

About The Role

Are you a dedicated and knowledgeable pharmacist with a passion for delivering exceptional patient care? We're looking for someone to join our dynamic Pharmacy Services team and ensure the highest standards of pharmaceutical services.

We are seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Pharmacist to join our team. The successful candidate will support the Lead Pharmacist in ensuring the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of pharmaceutical services to patients. This role involves accurately screening and clinically checking prescriptions, developing competence in all therapies and medications dispensed, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to maximize productivity and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Clinical Leadership and Support: Provide specialist advice and clinical leadership for patient care, including the clinical verification of prescriptions according to GPhC guidelines. Offer timely, expert clinical advice to medical and nursing staff, ensuring high standards of patient care.
2. Operational Excellence: Support continuous improvement within Pharmacy Services by collaborating with external departments to ensure efficient and safe care. Help maintain an organized facility, ensuring colleague training and assessment, and contribute to business projects and Key Value Drivers.
3. Onboarding and Training: Assist in the onboarding of new business and patients, develop new prescription templates, and create training materials. Provide both operational and clinical training to ensure the team is well-prepared and knowledgeable.
4. Compliance and Quality Assurance: Ensure compliance with SOPs and best practices in prescription processing. Adhere to standards set by regulatory bodies, including RPSGB and GPhC. Participate in departmental audits and ensure operational processes comply with GMP and MHRA standards.

Why Lloyds Clinical?

We have a lot to offer to not only the 100,000 patients we support, but also to our valued employees. Lloyds Clinical has a wide range of exciting opportunities for passionate professionals across nursing, patient services, compounding, pharmacy and warehousing. These roles come with fantastic benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company bonus scheme
• Outstanding training & development programmes
• Up to £1200 refer a friend bonus
• Full support from our employee assistance programme including a health and well-being app
• Savings and discounts at multiple retailers through our rewards portal

About You

• Registered Pharmacist (GPhC).
• Knowledge of specialist therapy areas or a strong understanding of the principles in dealing with clinical specialties and complex drug therapies (e.g., oncology, rheumatology, renal medicine, parenteral nutrition).
• Experience working in homecare pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, or another relevant environment.
• Thorough understanding of the legal and regulatory framework governing pharmacy practice in the UK.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Ability to hold professional relationships with pharmacy technicians, healthcare professionals, and other colleagues.
• Meticulous attention to detail to ensure accurate dispensing of medications.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and staying current with new medications, treatment guidelines, and regulatory changes.

Join our team and contribute to a patient-centred approach in pharmacy services. Apply today to be part of an innovative and supportive environment.

About Us

At Lloyds Clinical, with over four decades of experience supporting patients since 1975, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional clinical homecare services to more than 100,000 patients in their own homes, workplaces, or communities across the UK. Our comprehensive range of treatments spans from medication delivery to specialised nursing for complex conditions such as home parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, IV antibiotics, enzyme replacement therapy, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and beyond. Working in collaboration with the NHS, pharmaceutical companies, and private medical insurers, we prioritise patient care and are guided by our values of Delivering together, Being Accountable, Giving it our all and Continually Improving to provide the highest standards of service delivery and patient outcomes.

We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity & inclusion, taking a person-centred approach to our interview process that is fair and free from both discrimination and bias. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our resourcing team.