257183 (EP) Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

NHS Scotland; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 70,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lothian is recruiting an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist based at Pennywell All Care Centre, Edinburgh. You will contribute to strategic and operational planning for clinically and cost effective prescribing across HSCP and NHS Lothian to ensure the delivery of high quality pharmaceutical care to patients.

To lead, plan, organise and deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service within the agreed standard of pharmaceutical care for identified patient population, safely, effectively and within

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan, organise and deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service.
• Lead development of the specialist clinical pharmacy team and service.
• Contribute to strategic and operational planning for cost-effective prescribing.

Job description

NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist based at Pennywell All Care Centre, Edinburgh.

The successful candidate will contribute to strategic and operational planning, particularly with regard to clinically and cost effective prescribing, across Health and Social Care Partnership HSCP and NHS Lothian to ensure the delivery of high quality pharmaceutical care to patients.

To lead, plan, organise and deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service within the agreed standard of pharmaceutical care for identified patient population, safely, effectively and within the defined limits of responsibility, resources and activity.

To lead the development of the specialist clinical pharmacy team and service across the service area in line with established guidelines and standards.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

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