Clinical Pharmacist - Aseptic

NHS National Services Scotland; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Annual Leave 35 days

Incremental salary progression

Sick leave benefits

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a qualified Clinical Pharmacist to provide safe, effective, patient-centred specialist pharmaceutical care within designated clinical areas. You will communicate clearly with patients and staff to develop and implement care plans, contribute to medicines governance, and participate in research or audits as part of continuing professional development.

The role requires a Masters of Pharmacy, GPhC registration, and independent prescribing (or willingness to work

Qualifications

• Masters of Pharmacy Degree required
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Independent prescribing qualification or commitment to work towards

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient-centred specialist pharmaceutical care to patients in designated clinical areas.
• Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues, placing the patient at the centre of interactions.
• Assess pharmaceutical care needs and develop and action a care plan.
• Identify training needs and participate in CPD activities.
• Promote pharmacy services and contribute to the profession.
• Engage in research or audit within the specialist practice area.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Communication

Independent prescribing

Education

Masters of Pharmacy Degree

GPhC registration

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

To provide a safe and effective patient focused specialist clinical pharmacy service to a specified patient group(s) supporting medicines governance and quality improvement activities within specialist area(s) to ensure safe, effective and patient-centred systems in place.

In this key role, you will:

• To 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.
• To deliver specialist clinical care to patients by assessment of their pharmaceutical care needs and developing and actioning a care plan.
• To identify own training needs and participate in education and training programmes to develop skills as part of a commitment to continuing education and CPD.
• To promote pharmacy services and develop the profession
• To undertake and participate in research or audit within own area of specialist clinical practice.

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.

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 Emma McFarlane, Interim Head of Pharmacy via [e-mail]

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

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Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right-to-work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.