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Benenden Hospital

Flexibank Pharmacist

The closing date is 16 February 2026

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Job summary

Benenden Hospital is looking for a skilled and adaptable Flexibank Pharmacist to support the Pharmacy Manager in delivering a safe, effective, and highquality pharmacy service. This role is ideal for pharmacists seeking flexible working arrangements while maintaining strong clinical involvement in a hospital setting.

Main duties of the job

To actively support the Pharmacy Manager in ensuring the safe and effective delivery of pharmacy services, while providing excellent pharmaceutical care to all patients treated at Benenden Hospital.

As a Flexibank Pharmacist, you will:

  • Take active steps to ensure an excellent standard of pharmaceutical care for all patients
  • Act as Responsible Pharmacist and deputise for the Pharmacy Manager when required
  • Support the development, review, and updating of pharmacy policies, guidelines, and SOPs
  • Lead or contribute to audit programmes, data collection, and presentations as part of the Pharmacy departments continuous quality improvement agenda
  • Supervise the clinical workload of the junior pharmacist and pharmacy technicians, as required
  • Assist the Pharmacy Manager with elements of line management support for the junior pharmacist

About us

Why Join Our Flexibank?

  • Flexible shifts to suit your availability
  • Opportunity to work in a wellestablished, patientfocused hospital pharmacy service
  • Maintain and develop clinical and leadership skills without a permanent commitment
  • Supportive team environment with a strong focus on quality and safety

At Benenden Hospital we put patients at the heart of everything we do. We attract kind, compassionate, and talented people to our ultra-modernprivate hospital, which opened in 1907 and has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC.We hold JAG accreditation for Endoscopy and have a beautiful setting in the middle of the Kent countryside.

Benenden Hospital offers excellent working conditions and facilities. We promote flexible working and a healthy work/life balance. We are committed to professional development and have excellent training and education facilities. We work hard to make sure that everyone at Benenden Hospital feels involved and shares our values and vision for the future.

Details

Date posted

29 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£35 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

E0100-2908

Job locations

Goddard’s Green Road

Benenden

Cranbrook

Kent

TN17 4AX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Purpose: Actively support the Pharmacy Manager in delivering a safe, effective, and quality Pharmacy service

The post holder will:

Take active steps to ensure an excellent level of pharmaceutical care is provided to all patients being treated at Benenden Hospital.

Assume role of Responsible Pharmacist and deputise for the Pharmacy Manager when required.

Development and update of key Pharmacy policies, guidelines and standard operating procedures.

Lead on audit programmes, data collection and associated presentations, as appropriate, as part of the continual quality improvement agenda of the Pharmacy department.

Supervise the clinical workload of the junior pharmacist and pharmacy technicians

Assist the Pharmacy Manager with elements of line managerial support to the junior pharmacist.

Key Result Areas

Competently dispense and check all prescription types in the dispensary

Minimise errors / near miss errors within dispensary, ensuring reflection from staff and shared learning.

Report and investigate medication incidents, sharing learning and reducing risk of recurrence

Ensure that unintentional discrepancies identified through effective medicines reconciliation are prioritised

Take active steps to ensure safe storage and management of controlled drugs within the organisation

Actively implement innovative methods to improve peri-operative medicines management, demonstrating effective engagement with the multi-disciplinary team

Help to control drug expenditure through effective medicines management practices and procurement

Adapt and refine the retail offering of the Pharmacy department to continue to attract new and existing customers

Develop and deliver training to Pharmacy and other healthcare staff

Update and maintain Trust PGDs

Produce Pharmacy antimicrobial reports as required, demonstrating active engagement with clinicians to improve antimicrobial prescribing and practice.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Purpose: Actively support the Pharmacy Manager in delivering a safe, effective, and quality Pharmacy service

The post holder will:

Take active steps to ensure an excellent level of pharmaceutical care is provided to all patients being treated at Benenden Hospital.

Assume role of Responsible Pharmacist and deputise for the Pharmacy Manager when required.

Development and update of key Pharmacy policies, guidelines and standard operating procedures.

Lead on audit programmes, data collection and associated presentations, as appropriate, as part of the continual quality improvement agenda of the Pharmacy department.

Supervise the clinical workload of the junior pharmacist and pharmacy technicians

Assist the Pharmacy Manager with elements of line managerial support to the junior pharmacist.

Key Result Areas

Competently dispense and check all prescription types in the dispensary

Minimise errors / near miss errors within dispensary, ensuring reflection from staff and shared learning.

Report and investigate medication incidents, sharing learning and reducing risk of recurrence

Ensure that unintentional discrepancies identified through effective medicines reconciliation are prioritised

Take active steps to ensure safe storage and management of controlled drugs within the organisation

Actively implement innovative methods to improve peri-operative medicines management, demonstrating effective engagement with the multi-disciplinary team

Help to control drug expenditure through effective medicines management practices and procurement

Adapt and refine the retail offering of the Pharmacy department to continue to attract new and existing customers

Develop and deliver training to Pharmacy and other healthcare staff

Update and maintain Trust PGDs

Produce Pharmacy antimicrobial reports as required, demonstrating active engagement with clinicians to improve antimicrobial prescribing and practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Pharmacy
  • Registration with GPhC as a Pharmacist
  • At least 4 years of post-registration experience
  • Evidence of CPD
  • Experience of working within a healthcare team
  • Previous experience of working in a busy dispensary environment
  • Previous hospital experience is desirable but not essential
  • Previous experience of supervising and training other staff is essential
  • Experience and skills in using computer programs and harnessing technology to enhance the Pharmacy service
  • Previous experience of developing and undertaking audits, audit report writing and presentation of results
  • Good interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues
  • Evidence of good customer service skills and awareness
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Pharmacy
  • Registration with GPhC as a Pharmacist
  • At least 4 years of post-registration experience
  • Evidence of CPD
  • Experience of working within a healthcare team
  • Previous experience of working in a busy dispensary environment
  • Previous hospital experience is desirable but not essential
  • Previous experience of supervising and training other staff is essential
  • Experience and skills in using computer programs and harnessing technology to enhance the Pharmacy service
  • Previous experience of developing and undertaking audits, audit report writing and presentation of results
  • Good interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues
  • Evidence of good customer service skills and awareness

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Benenden Hospital

Address

Goddard’s Green Road

Benenden

Cranbrook

Kent

TN17 4AX


Employer's website

https://www.benendenhospital.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Benenden Hospital

Address

Goddard’s Green Road

Benenden

Cranbrook

Kent

TN17 4AX


Employer's website

https://www.benendenhospital.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Manager

Debbie Woodward

debbie.woodward@benenden.org.uk

01580857472

Details

Date posted

29 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£35 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

E0100-2908

Job locations

Goddard’s Green Road

Benenden

Cranbrook

Kent

TN17 4AX


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