Senior Pharmacist

About the role:

We’re looking for an experienced and forward- thinking  Senior Pharmacist to take a key leadership role at our cutting-edge Leamington Spa dispensing hub. If you’re driven by clinical excellence, operational efficiency and the ambition to shape the future of pharmacy, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

In this role, you’ll lead and oversee a dynamic team of pharmacists, dispensary leads, and pharmacy technicians at various stages in their careers, ensuring smooth operations and exceptional standards across our large-scale dispensing hub. This is a non-patient-facing position focused on clinical accuracy, workflow optimisation and innovation. You’ll play a key role in driving performance, championing quality, and helping us deliver on our mission to revolutionise digital healthcare. 

This role will be based in Leamington Spa on a 4 on, 4 off rotational shift pattern (12 hour shifts).

 

What you'll be doing:

• Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements for the supply of medicines.
• Oversee and maintain a robust and safe dispensing process and conduct regular audits of the dispensary.
• Act as the primary contact for pharmaceutical compliance and governance within the warehouse.
• Maintain concise, accurate and comprehensive notes on patient records.
• Ensure dispensary compliance to GPhC standards
• Ensure all operations comply with GPhC distance selling regulations and industry best practice guidance.
• Complete clinical/accuracy check on prescriptions
• Sign in as Responsible Pharmacist (RP) as required
• Process GP letters and update patient records as required.
• Engage in patient safety measures by completing Patient Safety Incident (PSI) forms as necessary.
• Lead dispensary team by example 
• Follow operational protocols and SOPs
• Stay up to date with mandatory CPD relevant to continued registration as a pharmacist.
• Participate in team meetings and training sessions to ensure best practices.
• Mentor dispensary colleagues through required pharmacy qualifications
• Provide expert advice on pharmaceutical products and services to both the team and customers.
• Ensure clinical appropriateness, verifying correct strengths, dosages, and suitability based on patient-specific factors.
• Manage stock, ensuring the accuracy and security of controlled drugs.
• Train and support warehouse and pharmacy staff to uphold professional standards.
• Proactively identify potential risks within pharmacy operations and develop strategies to mitigate them.
• Ensure investigations are thoroughly documented and acted upon if issues arise.

Who you are:

Experience:

• 5+ Years GPhC-registered pharmacist with eligibility to act as a Responsible Pharmacist.
• 2+ years experience in a leadership position managing 8+ Pharmacists.
• Previous experience in a dispensary or online pharmacy environment. 

Skills:

• Strong understanding of UK pharmacy laws and regulations.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

 

 

Why work with us?

At HeliosX, we want to improve healthcare for everyone, and to do this we need a team of brilliant people who share that ambition. We are currently a diverse team of engineers, scientists, clinical researchers, physicians, pharmacists, marketeers, and customer care specialists committed to our mission - but we need more talented folks to join us, if we want to achieve our global ambitions! Aside from working with our all-star team, here are the other benefits of coming on board:

• 25 days holiday with UK Bank Holidays back in Lieu if worked.
• Private health insurance, along with extra dental and eye care cover
• Employee Pension with Smart Pensions
• Enhanced parental leave
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• Free Dermatica and MedExpress products every month, as well as family discounts
• Access to a Headspace subscription, discounted gym memberships, and a learning and development budget

 

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