Lead Outpatient Pharmacist

1 day ago

West Wickham, Greater London, United Kingdom Bupa Occupational Health Full time £60,000 - £100,000 per year

Job Description:

Lead Outpatient Pharmacist

Location:   Cromwell Hospital, Cromwell Road, London SW5

Permanent

Salary range: £ Competitive

Full time 37.50 hours per week, Onsite.

Please note: This vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications

We make health happen

The Cromwell Hospital, our flagship private hospital in West London, delivers world-class inpatient and outpatient care. With 180 beds, 6 theatres, advanced intensive care units, paediatrics, diagnostics, physiotherapy, and private GP services – it's a centre of excellence for complex care and innovation.

Joining Bupa, you'll benefit from access to our state-of-the art Clinical Training Facility, a centre for connected learning, care and careers. This forms part of Bupa Campus, a vibrant new learning initiative which brings us together in virtual and physical spaces across the Bupa globe.

The pharmacy service is open on Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 8pm and Saturday from 9:00am to 2.30pm

How you'll help us make health happen:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Lead Outpatient Pharmacist to provide professional leadership and operational management of our outpatient pharmacy team. This senior role combines the responsibilities of a Responsible Pharmacist (RP) with the supervision and support of other RPs, ensuring the safe, effective, and compliant delivery of medicine supply and outpatient clinical pharmacy services.

You will lead a responsive and efficient outpatient pharmacy service, ensuring patients receive timely access to medications in line with national and local standards, including those set by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), MHRA, Home Office, and hospital policies. As RP during designated sessions, you will foster a culture of safety, professionalism, and continuous improvement.

You will be an experienced pharmacist with excellent organisational and communication skills to deliver a first-class outpatient pharmacy service. You will be confident in leading teams, managing pharmacy operations, and working flexibly across shifts.

  • Provide clinical and professional leadership to outpatient pharmacists and dispensary staff.
  • Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring high standards of pharmaceutical care through supervision, training, and development.
  • Act as RP during designated sessions, ensuring legal, safe, and efficient dispensing of medicines.
  • Lead on regulatory readiness, including SOP development, review, and inspection preparation.
  • Communicate effectively across multidisciplinary teams to promote safe and effective use of medicines.
  • Deliver clear, evidence-based medicines information to healthcare professionals and patients.
  • Support continuity of care by contributing to the Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy Service where appropriate.
  • Uphold GPhC standards of conduct, ethics, and performance.
  • Ensure the outpatient pharmacy service is patient-focused, responsive, and professionally delivered.
  • Dispense medicines legally and accurately, performing appropriate clinical checks.
  • Provide patients with clear counselling and information about their medications.
  • Maintain professional practice in line with RPS and GPhC guidance.
  • Respond to individual patient needs and resolve issues promptly.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

  • Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Master's degree or equivalent in pharmacy
  • Proven experience leading teams and managing pharmacy operations as an RP
  • Flexibility to work variable shifts between 08:30–20:00, including weekends and evenings
  • Strong communication and teamworking skills
  • Clinical and hospital pharmacy experience (desirable)

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

  • Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
  • Enhanced pension and life insurance
  • Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work.
  • Discounted access to online gym sessions
  • Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme
  • Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
  • Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate.
  • Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
  • Emotional wellbeing support
  • Access to family mental health line
  • Financial wellbeing channels
  • Support for carers

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.  That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

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Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Clinical Services

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London

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