211374 (MG) Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

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211374 (MG) Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, Edinburgh

Client:

NHS Scotland

Location:

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

2

Posted:

28.03.2025

Expiry Date:

12.05.2025

Job Description:

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.

NHS LOTHIAN

PHARMACY SERVICES

Band 8a AfC – Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

BASE/LOCATION: Pennywell All Care Centre

Full time hours - 37 per week - part time hours will be considered and will be pro rota

Permanent

NHS Lothian serves a population of approximately 1 million people, employs 35,000 people and is fundamentally focussed on improving the health and wellbeing of the population. Some of the benefits of working in NHS Lothian are captured in the video below;

https://careers.nhslothian.scot/over-100-careers-just-one-employer/

The NHS Lothian Primary Care Pharmacy and Medicines Service is undergoing an ambitious programme of transformation and integration. Pharmaceutical care is provided by a team of around 100 pharmacy staff, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and administrators, working across General Practices covering the whole of Edinburgh.

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 Lothian.

Who you are:

You are a dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic, GPhC registered pharmacist.

You will already be working within a GP practice as a pharmacist or have community/hospital pharmacy background and have transferrable skills for the role. Candidates will have gained postgraduate experience working in a patient focused clinical environment, using their knowledge and skills to improve patient care and promote optimal outcomes from medicines. Candidates will have undertaken a postgraduate qualification at diploma level.

You must be innovative, with strong leadership skills to manage and support the pharmacy team in primary care. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to support patient care, staff management and engagement and close working with GP Practice Teams. You should always be promoting NHS Lothian's values of quality, teamwork, care and compassion, dignity and respect, and openness, honesty and responsibility. You will have experience of involvement in the development and education of others.

The ideal candidate will be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

Candidates who have not completed a Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy must demonstrate substantial progress across the four pillars of the RPS Core Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum through:

1. Engagement with the RPS Core Advanced Curriculum
2. Active participation in a community of practice/peer network
3. Submit a screenshot of portfolio (programme of learning page)
4. Complete the RPS learning needs analysis tool to assess progress with the Core Advanced Curriculum and any gaps that will need addressed as part of PDP plans

Candidates who have completed a Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy should complete the learning needs analysis (LNA) using the LNA tool in the RPS e-portfolio, identifying any gaps that will need addressed as part of PDP plans.

What we offer:

We are creating innovative career pathways to develop clinical leaders.

You will be working alongside a team of experienced senior pharmacists to lead a team of motivated, enthusiastic and ambitious pharmacy staff. You will be expected to identify the key priorities for the team and implement these considering the clinical, financial and operational implications. You will have time in practice to continue to develop your clinical skills.

You will have access to a full range of benefits including generous holiday allowance, NHS pension and parental leave.

For further information, or an informal chat about this opportunity, please contact

Hazel Garven, EHSCP Lead Pharmacist, Primary Care

Karen Reid, EHSCP Lead Pharmacist, Primary Care

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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.