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Summary
The superintendent pharmacist will be responsible for the professional and clinical management of a pharmacy and the administration of the sale and supply of medicines. You will lead a team within CB1 and will ensure compliance of standard operating procedures and up-to-date training is maintained for staff.
Contract :
Salary - depending upon experience ( 45, 000 to 48,000 start)
Mon-Fri 9am-6pm
5 weeks annual leave + bank holidays
Company Pension
Key responsibilities
Meet the standards set out by GPhC for superintendent pharmacists.
Work with the pharmacy manager, to ensure safe, efficient, and effective operations within the pharmacy.
Ensuring the pharmacy meets the governance and compliance expectations set out by GPhC to pass inspection.
Work alongside CB1 Medical in an advisory role to ensure smooth operation and ensure the end user is receiving exceptional service.
Maintain the role of the responsible pharmacist from time to time as per Gphc requirement.
The delivery of high-quality patient care by ensuring compliance with statutory and professional requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Standards for Pharmacy Professionals
- To document, maintain and communicate effective, efficient safe working practices and standard operating procedures as required by the GPhC
- Provide clinical and professional leadership to all pharmacy staff.
- To monitor, assess and oversee the training and competencies of pharmacy staff in accordance with the Code of Ethics and requirements of the GPhC
- To ensure the Pharmacy Record is always maintained and in accordance with the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Responsible Pharmacist) Regulations 2008
- To ensure that prescription records are maintained in accordance with GPhC and legal requirements.
- To store medical cannabis in appropriate conditions and procedures are in place for safe disposal of returned or expired medicines.
- To oversee and manage all medical cannabis products including the principles outlined in the DH publication The Safer Management of Controlled Drugs and to maintain accurate record-keeping and registration.
- To contribute to the efficient running and profitability of the pharmacy by monitoring and auditing medicines expenditure and by introducing new or revised working practices for all aspects of purchasing and the safe management of medicines
- To maintain running balance and ensure accountability of all medical cannabis products entering and leaving the dispensary.
Duties
- The delivery of high-quality patient care by ensuring compliance with statutory and professional requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Standards for Pharmacy Professionals
- To document, maintain and communicate effective, efficient safe working practices and standard operating procedures as required by the GPhC
- Provide clinical and professional leadership to all pharmacy staff
- To monitor, assess and oversee the training and competencies of pharmacy staff in accordance with the Code of Ethics and requirements of the GPhC
- To ensure the Pharmacy Record is maintained at all times and in accordance with the Medicines (Pharmacies) (Responsible Pharmacist) Regulations 2008
- To ensure that prescription records are maintained in accordance with GPhC and legal requirements.
- To store medical cannabis in appropriate conditions and procedures are in place for safe disposal of returned or expired medicines
- To oversee and manage all medical cannabis products including the principles outlined in the DH publication The Safer Management of Controlled Drugs and to maintain accurate record-keeping and registration.
- To contribute to the efficient running and profitability of the pharmacy by monitoring and auditing medicines expenditure and by introducing new or revised working practices for all aspects of purchasing and the safe management of medicines
- To maintain running balance and ensure accountability of all medical cannabis products entering and leaving the dispensary
??Reviewing prescriptions from doctors to ensure accuracy and suitability for the patient, including the dosage, ingredients required, and correctly and safely labelled.
Maintaining a register of controlled drugs for legal and stock control purpose
Identifying potential interactions between drugs and providing information to the patient
Ordering stock and ensuring that it is kept in appropriate conditions.
maintaining accurate pharmacy records, patient profiles, charge system files, and inventories
maintaining stock and storing and handling it correctly
Offering advice on dosages, side effects and other aspects of drug interaction to patients if need be.
Ensuring the medication has been sent off smoothly for delivery with a 24-hour tracked service
Ensure pharmacy compliance with ethical, professional, and legal pharmacy standards to ensure that every customer and patient receives a safe, accurate and efficient service.
Take responsibility to ensure that your pharmacy maintains high professional standards, both dispensing Cannabis Bases medicinal products
Deal with customer and patient complaints effectively and efficiently
Prepare branch for the professional standard audits when required .
Skills, Experience, and Qualifications:
- ??Be a qualified Pharmacist and registered with the GPhC
- Excellent communication skills
- The ability to work with others in a multidisciplinary team, as well as to lead others in a team.
- 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
- Understanding and being able to apply the law in terms of the storage and dispensing of medicines.
- A willingness to take on a high level of responsibility.
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, CB1 staff and other personnel.They may also have access to information relating to CB1 as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other workers or the business of CB1 may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with CB1 policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the CB1 Health & Safety, Infection Control policy and other published procedures. This will include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to CB1 guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
- Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
- Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role
- Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually)
- Reporting potential risks identified
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with CB1 procedures and policies, and current legislation
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by CB1 as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within CB1, and will:
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
The post-holder will:
- Apply CB1 policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
- Participate in audit where appropriate
Dual Site Working
The post holder may be required to work at other sites when required
£58,000 a year salary
Mon-Fri 9am-6pm
5 weeks annual leave + bank holidays
