Pharmacist – Outpatient Pharmacy

About the role

The Outpatient Pharmacist will ensure safe, accurate, and efficient dispensing of medications to ambulatory patients at the Imperial College London Diabetes & Endocrine Centre. The role supports high‑volume outpatient operations, provides patient counselling, and contributes to medication safety and quality improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Review, verify, and dispense outpatient prescriptions in line with DOH, JCI and hospital standards.
• Provide patient counselling on medication use, dosing, precautions and storage.
• Maintain optimal patient flow by meeting dispensing and waiting‑time targets.
• Identify and resolve therapeutic duplications, drug interactions and other medication‑related issues.
• Collaborate with physicians and nurses to clarify and optimise medication orders.
• Support medication safety initiatives, including LASA management and high‑alert medication guidelines.
• Manage inventory control, expiry monitoring and proper storage conditions.
• Document interventions and participate in quality‑performance improvement activities.
• Attend department meetings, training sessions and competency assessments.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy.
• Valid Department of Health (DOH) pharmacy license.
• 2‑5 years of experience in an outpatient or hospital pharmacy setting.

Required skills

• Medication dispensing.
• Patient counselling.
• Therapeutic duplication and interaction checking.
• Inventory control and expiry monitoring.
• LASA (look‑alike, sound‑alike) management.
• High‑alert medication handling.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work within a globally recognised diabetes and endocrine centre.
• Engagement in cutting‑edge health technologies and precision medicine.
• Professional development through training and competency assessments.