258496 - Clinical Pharmacist - Medicine

NHS Scotland; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension

Incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire in Wishaw seeks a highly motivated Clinical Pharmacist to join the hospital pharmacy team. You will deliver specialist pharmaceutical care across medical, surgical, and critical care areas, participate in MDTs, and support education, audits, and service development.

Applicants should hold a Masters of Pharmacy, be on the GPhC register, and have post-registration experience in clinical pharmacy; an independent prescribing qualification or progression toward it is preferred.

Qualifications

• Masters of Pharmacy Degree required.
• GPhC registration in good standing.
• Independent prescribing qualification or progress toward it.
• Postgraduate training in clinical pharmacy practice.
• Post-registration experience in clinical pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient-centred specialist pharmaceutical care in designated clinical areas.
• Communicate effectively with patients and MDT colleagues.
• Deliver patient education on safe medication use and devices.
• Plan and prioritise workload to meet service needs.
• Act as deputy for Senior Specialist Pharmacist where appropriate.
• Provide operational support and participate in weekend/public holiday rotas.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy practice

Patient safety monitoring

Education & mentoring

Audits & service development

Education

Masters of Pharmacy Degree

GPhC Registration

Independent Prescribing qualification or working toward

Postgraduate training in clinical pharmacy

Post-registration clinical pharmacy experience

Job description

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

The post holder will work as part of the clinical pharmacy team in University Hospital Wishaw, providing clinical pharmacy services across a range of specialties including medical specialties, trauma and orthopaedics, surgery and medicines homecare. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines, while supporting education, audit, and service development. You will be working across the 4 pillars of advanced pharmacy practice and so undertaking the RPS core advanced curriculum is highly encouraged.

Additional Information Specific to the Role

Delivery of high-quality clinical pharmacy services to designated wards and departments including:

• Surgery & Anaesthetics: Critical care training, surgical receiving, and supporting perioperative prescribing and working with the MDT.
• Medical Rotations: Acute medicine, medical high dependency, frailty, stroke, respiratory, cardiology, gastroenterology and endocrinology. Opportunities available for training to provide outpatient clinic support.

You will participate in consultant ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings in addition to conducting patient-specific medication reviews. You will supervise and mentor junior pharmacists, foundation trainee pharmacists, and pharmacy students. The post provides the opportunity for delivering teaching sessions (formal and informal) to medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff. You will be required to lead or contribute to clinical guideline development, clinical audits, quality improvement projects, and service evaluations; support implementation of local and national guidelines and participate in risk management, incident reporting, and medicines safety initiatives.

Operational Duties Include:

• Supporting dispensary and clinical screening duties as required.
• Contributing to weekend and on-call rotas.

In this key role, you will:

• Deliver patient-centred specialist pharmaceutical care to patients in specified clinical area(s).
• To communicate effectively, placing the person at the centre of any interaction.
• Deliver patient education to ensure the safe and effective use of medications and devices.
• To plan and prioritise own workload, to meet both the needs of patients, the department, other multi-disciplinary professionals, management and the changing needs of the service.
• To act as designated deputy for Senior Specialist Pharmacist.
• To deliver operational support to the pharmacy service
• To participate in the pharmacy emergency duty rota for the hospital as appropriate.
• To participate in weekend and public holiday working rotas of the department

What You'll Bring:

• Masters of Pharmacy Degree
• Registered member of General Pharmaceutical Council
• Independent prescribing qualification or must work towards
• Evidence of postgraduate training and professional development in clinical pharmacy practice e.g. Post Registration Foundation Framework/ 1st year clinical diploma
• Relevant post registration experience in clinical pharmacy.
• Ability to effectively monitor patients’ therapeutic regimens in order to ensure effectiveness and reduce toxicity

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Rona Honnet , Deputy Head of Pharmacy on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, Heather Lamont, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]