215870 Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (KMc)

NHS Lothian; Dalkeith; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist in Midlothian. This permanent role offers opportunities to enhance your skills while delivering essential pharmacotherapy services in a supportive environment. With a focus on work-life balance and well-being, you'll be part of a dynamic team engaged in improving patient care across General Practice. The position requires strong leadership and communication skills, and offers excellent transport links to Edinburgh.

Qualifications

• Active independent prescriber or supported to become one.
• Experience in delivering clinical pharmacy services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pharmacotherapy services for General Practice.
• Conduct polypharmacy reviews and assess patient medicines compliance.
• Monitor service delivery and report to key stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Pharmacist Qualification

Job description

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Please note that due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check. If the role is assessed as a "regulated role," your appointment will be subject to joining the PVG Scheme. Any updates to requirements will be confirmed by the Hiring Manager or Recruitment Team. For more details, please visit: [link].

**Please note we anticipate high interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once sufficient applications are received. Ensure you submit your application early.**

MIDLOTHIAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP

SPECIALIST CLINICAL PHARMACIST

Band 7: £48,788-£56,747

1.0 WTE (Part-time and Job share considered)

Permanent

Are you seeking new challenges and opportunities to develop your skills? Midlothian is expanding its clinical capacity across Primary Care to deliver pharmacotherapy services for General Practice.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our award-winning primary care team, engaged in delivering various pharmacotherapy activities, including medicines reconciliation and high-risk medicine monitoring. The successful candidate will be an active independent prescriber or supported to become one. The role involves working in general practices and centrally in the medicines reconciliation hub.

We require experienced pharmacists to deliver clinical pharmacy services such as polypharmacy reviews and assessing patient medicines compliance, serving patients at home and in care homes around the county. You will monitor service delivery and report to key stakeholders, including Health and Social Care Partnership clinical leads. The Midlothian Pharmacy service fosters a supportive environment promoting leadership at all levels.

The Primary Care Pharmacy Service is enthusiastic about participating in practice-based research using quality improvement methodologies.

Work-life balance and wellbeing are prioritized. Midlothian offers excellent transport links, including the Borders Railway, making Edinburgh city center just 20 minutes away, and provides access to the Pentland Hills and East Lothian coastline.

Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills are essential. The role requires Enhanced PVG Scheme Membership.

For informal enquiries, please contact Fiona Rennie, Advanced Pharmacist Midlothian Primary Care.