Acute Care Clinical Pharmacist Lead

NHS Borders; Melrose; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Borders is expanding its clinical pharmacy team at Borders General Hospital and seeks a motivated clinical service lead pharmacist to develop and enhance services. You will lead, deliver and evaluate pharmacy services across Acute Medicine & ED, Frailty, DME and Surgical specialties, while mentoring Band 6 pharmacists and working with SCAN colleagues across the East Region.

As a senior clinician, you will provide expert advice, drive governance and audit activities, and support the Associate

Qualifications

• Master of Pharmacy degree and GPhC registration are required.
• Independent prescribing qualification is essential.
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or MSc (or evidence of substantial progress across pillars) is expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical pharmacy services across Acute Medicine & ED, Frailty, DME & Surgical specialties.
• Support the Associate Director of Acute Services and deputise when required.
• Provide expert clinical advice to staff and patients and train multi-disciplinary teams.
• Provide governance, audits and initiatives to ensure safe, cost-effective use of medicines.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Service development

Cross-functional teamwork

Evidence-based practice

Education

Master of Pharmacy

GPhC Registration

Independent Prescribing

Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma/MSc

Job description

NHS Borders is expanding its clinical pharmacy team at Borders General Hospital and seeks a motivated clinical service lead pharmacist to develop and enhance services. You will lead, deliver and evaluate pharmacy services across Acute Medicine & ED, Frailty, DME and Surgical specialties, while mentoring Band 6 pharmacists and working with SCAN colleagues across the East Region.

As a senior clinician, you will provide expert advice, drive governance and audit activities, and support the Associate