Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care / Women and Children (LW)

NHS Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is looking for a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for Critical Care and Women and Children's services in Edinburgh. This role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient care and develop effective clinical guidelines, requiring strong communication and organizational skills.

Benefits

Flexible working policies

Support for disabled candidates

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience in pharmacy practice.
• Sound clinical knowledge.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services across Critical Care and Women/Children services.
• Contribute to formulary submissions and clinical guidelines.
• Support strategic and operational development within NHS Fife.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Education

Relevant post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy

Independent prescriber

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Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care / Women and Children (LW), Edinburgh

Client:

NHS Scotland

Location:

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

6

Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

Job Description:

Victoria Hospital

We are excited to announce a new opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated pharmacist to join our Critical Care and Women / Childrens pharmacy teams. NHS Fife's Critical Care services include an Intensive Care Unit plus both Medical and Surgical High-Dependency Units. NHS Fife Womens and Childrens (W+C) services provides care for paediatric, neonatal, obstetric, and gynaecology patients. You will be part of a supportive pharmacy team dedicated to developing services for these patients.

- Our vision is to integrate care across these specialist settings and enhance team resilience in these specialist / intensive care environments.
As a Specialist Pharmacist, you will work within a multidisciplinary team to improve the quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of prescribing across both Critical Care and W+Cs services. You will have the opportunity to contribute to formulary submissions and the review and development of clinical guidelines. Alongside senior and other specialist pharmacist(s), you will provide clinical pharmacy services to these specialist areas and support the strategic and operational development of the pharmacy service at NHS Fife.
You will have relevant post-registration experience of pharmacy practice, sound clinical knowledge, excellent communication, organisational, interpersonal skills and comprehensive IT skills. It is desirable that you have either: a relevant post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy/ prescribing sciences or equivalent experience, or be an independent prescriber, or are able to complete these within an agreed timescale.
The NHS Fife Pharmacy and Medicines Directorate is undergoing an ambitious programme of transformation and integration. It serves a population of approximately 380,000 people, and is provided by an integrated team of around 300 Pharmacy staff, including Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Support Workers, Nurses, and Administrators. The team work across Acute and Community hospital sites, General Practices, Mental Health services, and a range of specialist teams. Partnership working is at the core of our values, and we work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including our Community Pharmacy colleagues, to deliver the highest quality care for everyone in Fife.
As part of our staff engagement and leadership, our Pharmacy Senior Leadership hold monthly staff briefing sessions to update the team on new developments, celebrate achievements and to hear ideas from our staff.

Fife has something to offer everyone and has excellent transport links, being only 30 mins - 1 hour from all major cities.
***Please note post could come under review as part of service planning in relation to either fixing in one specialty or moving into rotational programme(s)***

Please direct any informal enquiries to Scott Mitchell, Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Women, Children and Cancer Services ()
or
Alan Timmins, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care Services ()
or
Michelle McBurney, Senior Pharmacist Women and Children ()

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done 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 Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. 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 Fife welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.

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.