Practice Pharmacist (LW)

NHS Scotland; Wideopen; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Glenrothes is seeking a pharmacist to join their primary care team. Responsibilities include supporting GP practices with medication reviews and optimising safe medicine use. Experience in primary care is desirable but full training is available. Flexible working and family-friendly policies are offered, with commitments to equality and diversity.

Benefits

Flexible working policies

Family-friendly policies

Training and CPD opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in pharmaceutical care, ideally within primary care.
• PVG Scheme membership required.
• Willingness to undertake full training if coming from another sector.

Responsibilities

• Support GP Practices for polypharmacy reviews.
• Work in a multi-professional team to enhance medication safety.
• Contribute to high-quality pharmaceutical care.

Skills

Pharmaceutical care

Team collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Job description

Overview

Full time (37 hours per week), part time (minimum 28 hours) would be considered. This is a 12 months fixed term/secondment opportunity with NHS Fife.

NHS Fife has a fantastic opportunity for a pharmacist to join our rapidly developing, friendly primary care team in Glenrothes. This team supports GP practices to deliver polypharmacy reviews, medicines reconciliation, acute and repeat prescription requests, medication reviews and other work in line with the GMS contract. There is opportunity for full utilisation of prescribing on a daily basis within the team.

The role involves working with GP Practices as part of a multi-professional team to optimise safe, quality, evidence-based and cost-effective use of medicines. Pharmacists, and the wider pharmacy team, are embedded as part of the multi-disciplinary team in all practices, to help deliver high quality pharmaceutical care, ensuring patients get the best possible outcomes from their medicines, avoiding harm and waste.

You will be supported by Senior Practice Pharmacists and will work with an expanding and developing team of fellow Practice Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Medicines Management Support Workers. This role is an excellent developmental opportunity to give Pharmacists a breadth of experience across the diverse, interesting & engaging clinical nature of primary care. While experience of primary care would be desirable, prospective candidates currently working in other sectors are encouraged to apply as full training will be provided. As an integrated pharmacy service, we run regular staff development sessions on a range of clinical topics, and along with our MDT colleagues, there is regular opportunity to attend wider educational and CPD events.

Fife has something to offer everyone and for further details, please see the attached job pack.

For an informal discussion about the post, or to arrange to spend time with a member of the team to see the role, please contact

Calum Murray, Lead Clinical Pharmacist Primary Care [e-mail]
Amina Slimani-Fersia, Lead Clinical Pharmacist Primary Care [e-mail]

Responsibilities

• Support GP Practices to deliver polypharmacy reviews, medicines reconciliation, acute and repeat prescription requests, medication reviews and other work in line with the GMS contract.
• Work as part of a multi-professional team to optimise safe, quality, evidence-based and cost-effective use of medicines.
• Contribute to the delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical care within the integrated pharmacy service and MDT.
• Engage in regular staff development sessions and opportunities to attend wider educational and CPD events.

Requirements and Additional Details

• Prospective candidates with experience outside primary care are encouraged to apply as full training will be provided.
• PVG Scheme membership is a requirement prior to appointment.
• To work in the United Kingdom, applicants must have the relevant permission to work in the country; pre-employment checks will assess entitlement to work in the UK.
• Pre-employment and compliance: secondment/secondment policy, eligibility to work in the UK, and sponsorship considerations may apply; see GOV.UK guidance for routes of permission and visa requirements.
• Existing permanent employees must discuss the opportunity with their substantive line manager. External applicants with continuous NHS Service may require a secondment agreement.
• Flexible working and family-friendly policies are offered; reasonable adjustments are made to recruitment practices to support disabled candidates and those with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent.
• NHS Scotland is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of society.