General Practice Clinical Pharmacist

NHS National Services Scotland; Montrose; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a General Practice Clinical Pharmacist to join the Angus team at Castlgait Surgery, Montrose. Band 6/7 depending on experience. Travel across sites is required and hours total up to 23 per week over three days (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday).

You will work within a practice-based team, provide direct patient care, and collaborate with GPs to optimise medicines and prescribing in line with NHS Tayside formulary.

Qualifications

• Clinical pharmacist with appropriate qualifications.
• Good communication, organisational and IT skills.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient support as part of a practice-based team.
• Consult with and treat patients directly; work closely with GPs to resolve medicines issues.
• Ensure clinical and cost-effective prescribing within GP practices per NHS Tayside formulary.
• Spend one session weekly at the North Angus Pharmacy Hub with pharmacy staff performing medicines reconciliation post-discharge or after outpatient reviews.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Communication

IT skills

Job description

Pharmacy Department, Angus HSCP

General Practice Clinical Pharmacist

Band 6/7 Depending on experience

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.

We are looking for a clinical pharmacist to join our team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and support staff in Angus. Alongside the wider multidisciplinary teams supporting General Practices in Angus.

This post requires clinical expertise, good communication, organisational and IT skills. The successful candidate will have the ability to work as part of a team, be committed to on-going professional development and be keen to develop the Pharmacy service. Will have a commitment to providing high quality care supporting our patients to achieve the best outcome from their medicines.

You will be working as part of a practice based team providing direct patient support. Consulting with and treating patients directly, working closely with GPs to resolve medicines issues. The role will also include ensuring clinical and cost effective prescribing within the GP practices in line with NHS Tayside formulary. You will also spend one session weekly in the North Angus Pharmacy Hub where alongside Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Support Workers undertake medicines reconciliation post discharge or outpatient review.

You will be based at Castlgait Surgery, located within the Links Health Centre, Montrose DD10 8TY.

The ability to travel is essential for this post.

Informal enquiries to:

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Hours of work are: Up to 23hrs over 3 days, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

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