Band 7 / 8a Clinical Pharmacist

Pulse; Scotland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare agency is seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist for a unique locum opportunity in Shetland. The role involves providing high-quality pharmaceutical care, ensuring safe medication use, and collaborating with healthcare teams. Ideal candidates will have a relevant Pharmacy qualification and hospital experience in acute care settings. Full-time hours, with accommodation and travel provided. Immediate start available.

Benefits

Single board accommodation provided

Return travel booked and paid for

Qualifications

• Up to date GPhC registration.
• Hospital experience as a pharmacist.

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmaceutical care to ensure safe and effective medications use.
• Advise on drug therapy to patients and colleagues.
• Supervise and train junior staff.

Skills

Clinical and communication skills

Ability to work independently

Experience in acute care settings

Education

Relevant Pharmacy qualification

Job description

Role: Clinical Pharmacist

Banding: Band 7 / 8a

Location: Shetland

Start Date: 05 / 08 / 2024 – 20 / 09 / 2024 (Locum must arrive in Shetland by 04 / 08 / 2024).

Duration: Ongoing

Working Pattern: Full-time, Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:30 (37 hour working week).

Accommodation and Travel: Single board accommodation provided, Return travel from within the UK will be booked by the agency and paid for by the board.

About the role

The Pharmacy team at Pulse is seeking a dedicated and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our acute services team in Shetland. This locum position offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic healthcare environment in the beautiful Shetland Islands. You will be responsible for providing high-quality pharmaceutical care to our patients, ensuring the safe and effective use of medications.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To provide pharmaceutical care to patients to ensure safe, effective, legal and economic medicines use.
• Provide advice on all aspects of drug therapy to patients and colleagues.
• Professionally check products and prescriptions.
• Supervise and train junior staff.
• Provide out-of-hours emergency services if required.
• Participate in managing clinical conditions and delivering pharmaceutical care across Shetland’s acute services.
• Provide services to hospital wards.
• Improve prescribing practices and work with senior pharmacists to ensure consistent pharmacy services in both Primary and Secondary Care, offering advice and support to healthcare professionals.
• Develop and implement Medicines Management and Prescribing Support policies, providing expert advice to decision-making bodies.
• Analyze prescribing data to recommend evidence-based, cost-effective treatments.
• Collaborate on clinical guidelines and policies, and provide ongoing educational input on prescribing issues to healthcare professionals.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential:

• Up to date GPhC registration.
• Relevant Pharmacy qualification.
• Hospital experience as a pharmacist.
• Experience in acute care settings.

Desirable:

• Experience in acute care settings.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong clinical and communication skills.

Why work with Pulse?

From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out.

Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else.

We always prioritize your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.