Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Therapeutics and Medicines Utilisation

TN United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Fife is seeking a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join their Medicines Management team in Edinburgh. This role involves specializing in Medicines Management, influencing safe prescribing, and evaluating medicines. Candidates should have a Masters in Pharmacy and relevant clinical experience, with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working

Family-friendly policies

Support for disabled candidates

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as an independent prescriber or willingness to work towards it.
• Demonstrable clinical pharmacy experience.
• Regular clinical commitment to a designated group of patients.

Responsibilities

• Specialize in Medicines Management, influencing safe and evidence-based prescribing.
• Evaluate new and novel medicines and manage formulary.
• Transition from local NHS Board formulary to regional procedures.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Education

Masters degree in Pharmacy

Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

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Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Therapeutics and Medicines Utilisation, Edinburgh

Client:

NHS Scotland

Location:

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

21.05.2025

Expiry Date:

05.07.2025

Job Description:

The NHS Fife Pharmacy and Medicines Directorate is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our Medicines Management team at Victoria Hospital.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a pharmacist to specialize in Medicines Management, influencing cost-effective, safe, and evidence-based prescribing, medicines utilization, and evaluation of medicines, including new and novel medicines, formulary management, and homecare medicines.

The successful candidate will possess highly effective interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills, operate with a high degree of autonomy in decisions related to Medicines Utilization and Therapeutics, and be part of the transition from local NHS Board formulary and governance to regional procedures.

Requirements include a Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent, registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as an independent prescriber (or willingness to work towards this), demonstrable clinical pharmacy experience, and completion of a postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience. A regular clinical commitment to a designated group of patients based on service needs and previous skills is also expected.

For informal enquiries and visits, please contact:

• Fraser Notman, Lead Pharmacist Medicines Utilisation & Therapeutics, via email or Microsoft Teams
• Hazel Close, Deputy Director of Pharmacy and Medicines, via email or Microsoft Teams

NHS Fife is committed to ensuring all employees have the right to work in the UK. If you are not a UK or Irish national, please confirm your right to work in your application. NHS Scotland promotes equality and diversity, welcoming applications from all sections of society, and offers flexible working, family-friendly policies, and support for disabled candidates and those with long-term conditions or neurodivergence through reasonable adjustments.