Fixed Senior Clinical Pharmacist/Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

TN United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Senior/Specialist Clinical Pharmacist at NHS Scotland, where you will join a multi-award-winning clinical pharmacy team. This role offers the chance to enhance your clinical practice and leadership skills across diverse surgical settings. No previous experience is required, making it a perfect opportunity for motivated pharmacists looking to advance their careers.

Qualifications

• Registered Independent Prescriber or working towards this qualification.
• Experience at an advanced practice level.

Responsibilities

• Develop clinical skills across various surgical settings.
• Contribute to on-call, weekend, and public holiday rotas.

Skills

Dynamic team player

Independent Prescriber

Job description

Job Description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Position: Senior/Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Band 7/8a (depending on experience)

Are you looking for a new challenge or an opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist to join our well-established and multi-award-winning surgery and orthopaedic clinical pharmacy team at Ninewells Hospital.

As an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and practice at an advanced level across various settings including General, Vascular, and Urology surgery, the Acute Surgical Receiving Unit, Orthopaedics, Critical Care, and Theatre Admission Suite. You will be supported to develop and enhance skills across all pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, education, leadership, and research. This is a rewarding role with excellent support from our clinical pharmacy team. You will also gain experience in other clinical areas such as critical care, surgical, and orthopaedic frailty teams. No previous experience is required.

Requirements include being a dynamic team player, either a registered Independent Prescriber or working towards this qualification, and working towards or having experience at an advanced practice level.

The post requires contributing to the on-call, weekend, and public holiday rotas as per service needs.

*Appointment to the appropriate post/banding will depend on criteria met in the person specification.

Hours of work are 37 hours over a 7-day week. Part-time applicants will also be considered.

For informal enquiries, contact:

• Arlene Coulson, Lead Clinical Pharmacist (Surgical Division and Specialist Services)
• Mike Guerreri, Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (Surgery and Critical Care)

Note: Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including junk/spam folders.

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