NHSL 215225 R1 Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (LI)

NHS Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to join their team in Edinburgh. The role involves providing clinical pharmacy services in community mental health teams and inpatient settings, focusing on patient care and multidisciplinary collaboration. Candidates must hold a Master of Pharmacy Degree and be registered with the GPhC. This position offers opportunities for further qualifications and is part of a vision to enhance mental health services.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Completed Post Registration Foundation Pharmacist Framework.

Responsibilities

• Provide input to community mental health teams.
• Deliver clinical pharmacy services to inpatient older people's mental health services.
• Conduct medication history reviews and provide medicines advice.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacist

Patient-focused care

Education

Master of Pharmacy Degree

Job description

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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 will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e., child and/or adult), then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role," your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes, please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

NHS Lothian Pharmacy & Medicines Service

Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Band 7, 1.0 WTE, 37 hours

Permanent

£48,788-£56,747 per annum

(on-call and public holiday commitments)

NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian, and West Lothian. We are the second largest health system in NHS Scotland and one of only four teaching Boards. We have strategic partnerships with local Universities, Local Authorities, and our four Integration Joint Boards. We serve a population of 900,000, providing a range of primary, community-based, and acute hospital services. We also provide regional and national services across a range of clinical specialties.

The vision for the Pharmacy & Medicines service is to deliver clinically led, person-centred services to ensure patients across Lothian get the best from their medicines and pharmacy services. We focus on creating an environment where each person in the team has the opportunity to flourish, develop, and make the best use of their skills.

The post holder will work as part of a team of clinical pharmacists providing input to community mental health teams within the City of Edinburgh and support delivery of clinical pharmacy services to inpatient older people's mental health services. Key areas for patient-focused care include provision of pharmaceutical care to vulnerable patients, medication history reviews, provision of medicines advice, maintenance of a high-dose antipsychotic monitoring system, monitoring adherence to the Mental Health Act, and patient/carer education.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and forward-thinking Clinical Pharmacist who wishes to contribute to our vision of improving mental health services for adults. The successful provision of this service relies on multidisciplinary working. The post holder will also have close links with other members of the pharmacy team across NHS Lothian.

Candidates must have a Master of Pharmacy Degree or equivalent, must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), and should have completed or have equivalent competence as mapped to the Post Registration Foundation Pharmacist Framework available at Post-Registration Foundation Programme for Pharmacists in Scotland (scot.nhs.uk). There will be opportunities to undertake further postgraduate qualifications in this post.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

• Fabio Serra, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Community Mental Health Teams - Tel: [phone] | email: [e-mail]
• Paul Maguiness, Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Mental Health & Associated Services - Tel: [phone] | email: [e-mail]

Closing Date for Applications: 2 weeks from the day of the advert.