Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

NHS Scotland ,
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Overview

Job Description

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society. ***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early*** This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post. The Royal Infirmary is a major teaching hospital on the outskirts of Scotland's capital city providing 24 hour services with a wide range of specialities including A&E and Assessment units, Transplant, General, Orthopaedic and Cardiothoracic surgery, Acute medicine, Neurology, Medicine of the Elderly, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cardiac and Respiratory medicine. The aim of the Pharmacy Service is to assure quality of patient care in the provision of treatment with medicines. We require enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist to join our clinical pharmacy team providing an advanced clinical pharmacy service to patients within Critical Care and Cardiothoracic Surgery. You will contribute to medicines management and quality improvement to Critical Care and Cardiothorcacic Surgery, but may be required to provide services to other specialities under redesign of services. The post holder will be expected to provide support and deputise for lead pharmacists and undertake supervision of less experienced pharmacists, technicians and students. You should possess excellent communication, organisational and time management skills. Candidates must have a Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent; be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have completed the Pharmacy Vocational Training Scheme (Foundation training) or equivalent. Your experience will have been gained working in a patient focused environment using your knowledge and skills to improve patient care and promote optimal outcomes from medicines. For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Helen Veitch on 0131 536 1000 or at helen.veitch@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk