262500 (PP) Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

NHS National Services Scotland; Bonnyrigg; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lothian is seeking a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (Band 7) to join the Midlothian Primary Care Pharmacy Service. The role focuses on developing a robust polypharmacy review process within a supportive team, delivering clinical pharmacy services across primary care and hospital pathways.

We value leadership, excellent communication, and interpersonal skills. PVG scheme membership is required, and the position is permanent with 2.0 WTE posts in a dynamic health partnership.

Qualifications

• PVG scheme membership required.
• Experience with polypharmacy reviews beneficial.
• Strong leadership and communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the polypharmacy review service within the primary care team.
• Deliver clinical pharmacy services across primary care and hospital pathways.
• Support development and resilience of the team and service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Pharmacist registration

Job description

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NHS LOTHIAN

MIDLOTHIAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP

SPECIALIST CLINICAL PHARMACIST

Band 7: £52,845 - £61,466

2.0 WTE Posts

Permanent

Looking for new challenges and opportunities to develop your skills

Midlothian is growing clinical capacity across Primary Care with a refreshed focus on polypharmacy reviews.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our award-winning primary care team, which is fully engaged in the delivery of a range of primary care, hospital and pharmacotherapy activities. The successful candidates will join our team, allowing us to develop a robust and resilient polypharmacy review service, with the service provision spread through the team of which you will be part.

To achieve this, you will be an experienced pharmacist, but specific clinical knowledge is not required. The Midlothian team have a reputation for supporting and developing staff, with all staff in the team having had this opportunity, the majority completing formal academic courses. In addition, internal support is a cornerstone of the culture in Midlothian and our mature team has now developed specialist clinical knowledge in many areas which will support your development.

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

Work life balance and wellbeing are hugely important in the modern workplace and Midlothian makes the perfect base. Local transport, including the Border’s Railway, mean Edinburgh city centre is only 20 minutes away, and we are ideally situated to access both the Pentland Hills as well as the stunning East Lothian coastline. The Scottish borders region is also easily accessible from Midlothian.

Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills are required. This post requires Enhanced PVG Scheme Membership.

Informal enquiries are welcomed, and further information may be obtained from Marjory Neill, Advanced Pharmacist – Midlothian Primary Care, [e-mail]

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Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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.