Specialist Pharmacist

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is Mon - Fri.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to participate in a split role between Primary Care Pharmacy and the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.This exciting role will involve working primary and secondary care multidisciplinary teams to improve medicines management and deliver excellent patient care. This role will involve delivery of the pharmacotherapy service as part of the GP contract and will provide an important function in supporting patients with their medicines. This patient facing role will involve taking on a prescribing role and developing your own clinical caseload in line with Achieving Excellence strategy objectives. Applicants should be qualified independent prescribers or be prepared to work towards this qualification

Your role will be to work as a member of the NHS GGC pharmacy team. The objectives of the team are to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of prescribing and medicines use for patients across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. You will work closely with GPs, other practice staff, community pharmacists, care home staff, members of the primary and secondary care healthcare team and central team colleagues in supporting the development and application of high quality, safe, cost effective, rational and evidence based prescribing. You will work within GP practices, acute hospital, care homes and other healthcare settings to provide individualised clinical care to patients, through clinics, to improve the safety and effectiveness of their medicines, prescribing where appropriate. You should have a sound clinical knowledge, good IT skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

You must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and be able to demonstrate a commitment to Continuing Professional Development. You must have significant post registration experience. You will be required to travel between GP practices and care homes to carry out the duties of this post. Experience of directly working with primary care teams and knowledge of GP systems would be advantageous. This post requires PVG Scheme Membership/Disclosure Scotland Check.

Minimum requirements

Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent

Registrant with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Independent prescriber or working towards

Minimum of 2 years’ post-registration experience

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

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