Trainee Clinical Scientist

4 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

**NHS Lothian Pharmacy & Medicines Service**

**Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh**

**Trainee Clinical Scientist in Pharmaceutical Science**
**Band 6, 1.0wte, 37.5 hours**

**Fixed Term Contract for 3 years**

**£37,831 - £46,100**

**(weekend and public holidays rota commitment included)**

This supernumerary post, in partnership with NHS Education for Scotland, offers training opportunities to high quality science graduates who are passionate about science and its role in modern healthcare. You will follow a formal Scientist Training Programme (STP) in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, which will involve completion of an MSc degree via block-release and distance-learning through the University of Manchester (find out more at manchester.ac.uk). The training in NHS Lothian includes rotations and acquaintanceships across a range of pharmaceutical science specialities, such as Clinical Trials, Quality Assurance, Radiopharmacy and Aseptic across our acute hospital sites.

Your training within the NHS Lothian Pharmacy & Medicines Service will lead towards Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a Clinical Scientist (link to HCPC website), aligned with the framework for UK-wide Modernising Scientific Careers, where further roles within NHS Lothian are being developed for career progression.

**About the NHS Lothian Pharmacy & Medicines Service**

NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian. We are the second largest health system in NHS Scotland and one of only four teaching Boards. We have strategic partnerships with local Universities, Local Authorities and our four Integration Joint Boards. We serve a population of 900,000, providing a range of primary, community based and acute hospital services. We also provide regional and national services across a range of clinical specialties.

The vision for the Pharmacy & Medicines service is to deliver clinically led, person-centred services to ensure patients across Lothian get the best from their medicines and pharmacy services. We are focussed on creating an environment where each person in the team has the opportunity to flourish, develop and make best use of their skills.

Informal enquiries about the role should be made to Clint Waight and Zoe McGroarty in the Radiopharmacy department (both contactable on 0131 242 2929).


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