Senior Clinical Pharmacist

NHS National Services Scotland; Greenock; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Greenock is seeking an experienced Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to join their pharmacy team. You will provide safe, effective clinical pharmacy services to patients, actively participating in surgical wards and multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate must be a registered pharmacist with experience in clinical settings and a commitment to improving patient care. This position includes participation in weekend and on-call shifts.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with GPhC and completed Post-registration Pharmacist Foundation Training.
• Experience working in a clinical environment, particularly in surgical wards.
• Ability to support the development of technical staff and trainees.

Responsibilities

• Develop patient-focused clinical services across surgical specialties.
• Participate in daily ward rounds and engage with MDT.
• Contribute to strategic plans for modern pharmacy services.

Skills

Patient safety

Clinical pharmacy service

Multidisciplinary team collaboration

Pharmacist prescribing

Education

Registered Pharmacist with GPhC

Independent Prescriber qualification

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.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Pharmacy Services

Inverclyde Royal Hospital

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

0.8 WTE Band 7 (30 hours)

We are excited to offer the opportunity for an experienced, innovative and highly motivated pharmacist to join our pharmacy team. As an integral member of the pharmacy team, you will provide person‑centred, safe and effective clinical pharmacy service to patients across all specialties at Inverclyde Royal Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Be part of our team helping to develop patient focused clinical services to a variety of surgical specialties.
• Work in our surgical wards and will have regular rotations within our critical care unit attending daily ward rounds and working closely with the MDT as well as participating in GGC wide perioperative clinics.
• Be an active member of the multidisciplinary team participating in team meetings, research and quality improvement.
• Support the development of our technical staff and foundation pharmacists and trainees.
• Act as a source of information and prescribing support providing information on all aspects of drug use including patient safety and contributing to strategic plans for modern pharmacy services.

The department is committed to a programme for Supporting Professional Activities time that allows our team to undertake learning and development in line with the RPS Framework pillars and opportunities to advance your clinical practice in line with the Advanced Practice Curriculum are encouraged.

Qualifications

You must be a registered pharmacist with GPhC and have completed Post‑registration Pharmacist Foundation Training (or equivalent experience). You will be expected to have completed or be working towards the Independent Prescriber qualification.

Inverclyde Royal Hospital is a district General Hospital situated in Greenock. We have an excellent team of friendly pharmacy staff committed to improving patient care, particularly ward based medicines management, pharmacist prescribing and e‑health initiatives.

This post will include participation in weekend, public holiday, extended hours and on call shifts. If you are interested in applying for this post, please contact:

Contact Information

Informal contact: Jennifer Crawford - [e-mail]

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

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