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Pharmacist
Blackstone Recruitment is working with a family-run chain of pharmacies, providing fast and friendly healthcare across Kent & Sussex. They are looking for a clinical Pharmacist to join their Branch in Kent.
Salary: £35,000 – £50,000 per annum (depending on experience) + Bonus structure
Location: Gilingham, Medway, Kent
Shift pattern: Full time – Mon to Friday 9am – 6pm (1 hour lunch)
Role & Responsibilities:
As a Responsible Pharmacist, you'll be responsible for dispensing prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines that help people to maintain and improve their lives, in a cost-effective way. You will be responsible for constantly monitoring the quality, safety, and use of medicines, which requires a high level of interaction with patients, providing advice and information about the use of medicines and medical appliances.
As a Community Pharmacist, you will work alongside Pharmacy Technicians and Dispensing Assistants to deliver the pharmacy service including:
•Dispensing of prescription and over-the-counter medicines to the public
•Reviewing prescriptions from doctors to ensure accuracy and suitability for the patient, including the dosage, ingredients required, and correctly and safely labelled.
•Supervise the preparation of any medicines when not supplied ready-made by manufacturers
•Maintaining a register of controlled drugs for legal and stock control purposes
•Liaising with doctors and other healthcare professionals to monitor, review and evaluate the effectiveness of medications
•Delivery of specialist National Health Service (NHS) services such as New Medicine Service (NMS), Hypertension, NHS referral service (CPCS), Flu and Covid vaccination
•Participate in the medicinal stock ordering, inventory maintenance and management
In addition to NHS prescriptions and services our client are investing in automation technologies and introducing new private clinical services via new releases of the Pharm digital product. As a Responsible Pharmacist you will be expected to:
* Participate in the development and testing of new services & releases
* Introduce and deliver new clinical services within a Community Pharmacy setting
* Managing, supervising, educating and training pharmacy support staff in new private clinical services and NHS services
Essential Criteria
1. Registered with the GPhC
2. Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
3. Minimum of 2 years post qualified experienced
•Excellent communication skills – you must listen carefully to what patients say, as well as explain complex and sometimes sensitive information to the general public and other healthcare professionals
•The ability to work with others in a multidisciplinary team, as well as to lead others in a team
•Concern for the welfare of the general public
•Accuracy and meticulous attention to detail
•A methodical approach to work
•An understanding of business principles
•High levels of customer service
•A professional and confident manner
•The ability to inspire the trust of others
•Understand and can apply the law in terms of the storage and dispensing of medicines
•A willingness to take on a high level of responsibility.
Benefits
Bonus Structure:
Pharmacy First – £4 per PF 30 clinical pathways are achieved per month, £2 if less than 30 per month.
£3 per NMS on the basis that the set target is achieved.
£2 per blood pressure.
£5 per ABPM test.
With the implementation of a new PMR system in early July 2026 called Pharmacy X, this will drastically reduce the need for checking prescriptions and will allow the RP to focus more on delivering NHS & Private services to our patients. We are seeking a pharmacist who is passionate in helping to build and grow the services provided at Sunlight whilst maintaining a good relationship with the GP surgery next door to the pharmacy.
For further information on this role, please contact Kirsty Chasmer at Blackstone Recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now
£35000 – £50000/annum