Lime Grove Pharmacy – Shepherds Bush

Job Description

• To support compliance with all statutory and professional requirements of a registered retail pharmacy business;
• To develop good management practice through compliance with company systems and procedures, effective use of resources, and following Pharmacy Manager/Pre-registration Programme Manager instruction and guidance;
• Responds to symptoms and recommends appropriate OTC medication;
• Counsel and advise patients appropriately under supervision;
• prepares or directs the preparation of prescribed medicaments in liquid, powder, tablet, ointment or other form following prescriptions issued by medical doctors and other health professionals;
• advises health professionals on the selection and appropriate use of medicines;
• highlights a drug’s potential side effects, identifies harmful interactions with other drugs and assesses the suitability of treatments for patients with particular health conditions;
• checks that recommended doses are not being exceeded and that instructions are understood by patients;
• maintains prescription files and records issue of narcotics, poisons and other habit-forming drugs;
• liaises with other professionals regarding the development, manufacturing and testing of drugs;
• tests and analyses drugs to determine their identity, purity and strength;
• ensures that drugs and medicaments are in good supply and are stored properly
• Duties related to the pharmacy