Clinical Pharmacist (HEPMA split post)

NHS Scotland

  • Scotland
  • £50,861-59,159 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 3 days ago
Description:The RoleNHS Lanarkshire are looking to recruit a highly motivated clinical pharmacist to work in split post within the HEPMA Pharmacy Team and Acute Clinical Pharmacy Team at University Hospital Hairmyres. The position will help to ensure the ambitions of the NHS Lanarkshire Five Year Digital Plan. This includes providing an essential link to clinical teams working on the acute sites to ensure realisation of HEPMA benefits including clinical governance, safety of medicines and prescribing. You will work with other members of the HEPMA team to provide training, ongoing system maintenance, analysis of HEPMA data and complete the roll out to remaining specialist areas including paediatrics and outpatients. The HEPMA team supports clinicians in all three Lanarkshire acute hospitals (University Hospitals Wishaw, Monklands and Hairmyres) and the off-site beds in NHS Lanarkshire.The post holder will work within ward areas providing specialist advice to medical staff and the multidisciplinary teams to improve and develop the pharmaceutical services. The post holder will be an independent prescriber (or working towards) and will be a mentor/supervisor for junior pharmacists and students undertaking placements.Participation in the HEPMA on call rota is required as well as a commitment to weekend and public holiday working within University Hospital Hairmyres.NHS LanarkshireHave you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.What we'll need you to bring
  • Masters of Pharmacy Degree
  • Registered member of General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Independent prescribing qualification or must work towards
  • Evidence of postgraduate training and professional development in clinical pharmacy practice e.g. Post Registration Foundation Framework/ 1st year clinical diploma
  • Relevant post registration experience in clinical pharmacy.
  • Ability to effectively monitor patients therapeutic regimens in order to ensure effectiveness and reduce toxicity
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team, in a pharmacy and multi-disciplinary environment.
  • Commitment to revalidation as per directions of General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Self-motivation
It would be great if you also have
  • Demonstrable experience in providing a clinical pharmacy service to a defined patient group
  • Experience in patient information/education
  • Experience in supervising staff
  • Clinical pharmacy / care planning
  • Proven project/practice research/ audit skills
Contract type
  • Permanent
  • Full time
  • 37 hours
Location and Working PatternThis role will be based in Pharmacy within University Hospital Hairmyres.The weekly working pattern for this role will be rotational Monday to Friday - Participation in the HEPMA on call rota is required as well as a commitment to weekend and public holiday working within University Hospital Hairmyres.Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.Looking to find out more?If youre looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!Enquiries regarding the HEPMA elements of the post will be welcomed by:Kenneth MacKenzie - Lead Pharmacist, HEPMA, Kenneth.Mackenzie@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk, Tel : 07796278092.Enquiries regarding University Hospital Hairmyres Clinical Pharmacy Services will be welcomed by:Ruth Waters Clinical pharmacy manager, Ruth.Waters@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk, Tel: 01355 584886.For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on David.Murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)Why NHS Lanarkshire?Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.Some of NHS Lanarkshires benefits include:A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of serviceA minimum of 8 days of public holidaysMembership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )Paid sick leave increasing with length of serviceOccupational health servicesEmployee counselling servicesWork-life Balance policies and proceduresNHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.Further InformationFor more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If youre looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .Additional Information for Applicants
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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talentregardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure childrens settings.Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.Right to Work within the UKNHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at .Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.

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