212740 Senior Pharmacist

NHS DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY; Dumfries; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Dumfries & Galloway offers a fixed-term senior pharmacist position within the Women's, Children's and Sexual Health directorate. The role involves 15 hours weekly, predominantly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the opportunity to grow in a supportive team environment at a newly opened facility.

Benefits

Free parking at hospital sites

Support for continuing education

Qualifications

• Required experience in a hospital pharmacy setting.
• Training for specialization can be provided.
• Support to gain pharmacist prescribing qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmaceutical care in paediatrics and other areas of Women's, Children's and Sexual Health.
• Work collaboratively with the pharmacy team and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Participate in weekend and bank holiday duties.

Skills

Hospital experience

Teamwork

Patient care

Education

Pharmacist qualification

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a 2 year fixed term (until March 2027) secondment or post to job share our senior pharmacist role in our Womens, Childrens and Sexual Health directorate. This post is a recently funded new post and while the role is developed within paediatrics the input to other areas of the directorate is at an earlier stage and this will give the successful candidate a great opportunity to use their experience to further develop this role.

The post is 15 hours per week with some or all of the hours covering a Tuesday and Wednesday, all pharmacy posts support weekend/bank holiday working.

NHS Dumfries and Galloway hospital pharmacy is located within Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary with the Womens and Childrens hospital wing linked. You will be supported by the wider pharmacy team and line managed by the lead pharmacist Acute and Diagnostics. Hospital experience is required but training can be provided to support an experienced hospital pharmacist moving to another speciality. The successful applicant will be supported to do their pharmacist prescribing qualification if not already obtained.

Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary in Dumfries was opened in 2017 and the pharmacy supports robotics and electronic prescribing. This friendly and supportive team work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams.

Dumfries is situated in beautiful south west Scotland enjoying the coast, forests and hills but within easy reach of the central belt of Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.

Informal enquiries to Alison Bell - [e-mail] or Tel: [phone]

Additional Information For Candidates

To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages

APPLICATION PROCESS -

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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

PUBLIC PROTECTION

Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk

Please ensure the vacancy salary meets the minimum salary required for sponsorship. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.

UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION

NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.

Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC etc).