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