Fixed Senior Clinical Pharmacist/Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

NHS Tayside; Dundee; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Tayside is seeking a motivated Senior/Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to join their award-winning team at Ninewells Hospital. This role offers opportunities to develop advanced clinical skills across various surgical disciplines, with support from a dedicated pharmacy team. Candidates should be dynamic team players, either registered Independent Prescribers or working towards this qualification. Part-time applicants are welcome.

Qualifications

• Registered Independent Prescriber or working towards qualification.
• Working towards advanced practice or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Team Player

Clinical Skills

Leadership

Education

Independent Prescriber Registration

Advanced Practice Qualification

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to promoting equality and diversity in our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We aim for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Senior / Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Band 7/8a *depending on experience

Are you seeking 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 knowledge to practice at an advanced level across various settings such as General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Urology, the Acute Surgical Receiving Unit, Orthopaedics, Critical Care, and the Theatre Admission Suite. You will be supported to develop skills across all pillars of advanced practice—clinical practice, education, leadership, and research. This role offers excellent support from our clinical pharmacy team and the chance to further your knowledge in areas such as critical care, surgical, and orthopaedic frailty teams. No previous experience is required.

Candidates must be dynamic team players who are either registered Independent Prescribers or working towards this qualification. You should also be working towards advanced practice or have equivalent experience.

The post holder will be required to contribute to the on-call, weekend, and public holiday rotas as per service requirements.

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

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

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