Pharmacist

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Glasgow is seeking a Post Registration Foundation Pharmacist to join their dynamic team. You will provide pharmaceutical care across various mental health sites and receive support for your training and development. This position requires GPHC registration and offers opportunities for growth and skill development in a specialized environment. If you are passionate about patient care and teamwork, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• You must be registered (or eligible to be registered) with the GPHC.
• Experience in clinical pharmacy preferred.
• Ability to work in a dynamic team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmaceutical care to patients in acute and longer-stay beds.
• Support and work towards post-registration foundation training.
• Participate in dispensary and on-call rotas.

Skills

Pharmaceutical care

Medication safety

Clinical pharmacy

Team collaboration

Education

GPHC registration

Foundation training

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

Pharmacy service

Post Registration Foundation Pharmacist

Mental health

Band 6

Opportunities across mental health sites in GGC

37 hours

Do you want to work in a dynamic, friendly, small team who strive for excellence in patient care? This post may be for you.

We have a two band 6 vacancies within our clinical pharmacy teams – one based at Stobhill Hospital and the other TBC. You will provide pharmaceutical care to a variety of inpatient beds on the sites. These include acute and longer stay beds across the adult to older adult age group and also acute learning disability beds. You will be supported to work towards your post-registration foundation training and independent prescribing. You will be given the support and tools to allow you to develop your skills and knowledge of both mental health and general clinical pharmacy.

There are excellent working relationships within the wider team and a real understanding of the role the pharmacist plays in ensuring medication safety, appropriateness of medication and education of patients. This is an opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in a specialist environment and will provide huge opportunities for you to grow as pharmacist. You will have support from your line manager and wider mental health pharmacy team.

You must be registered (or eligible to be registered) with the GPHC. You will be expected to participate in the dispensary and on-call rotas.

If you are interested in finding out more about this post, or would like the opportunity to visit the sites, please contact Lorna Hammond.

Informal contact: Lorna Hammond ([e-mail], [e-mail])

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service is available on the Supporting Information document.

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