General Practice Clinical Pharmacist

5 days ago


Ayrshire, United Kingdom NHS Ayrshire & Arran Full time

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.

Who we are:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring Safe and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please visit our website -

Position

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a General Practice Clinical Pharmacist within Ayrshire.

What you will do:

You will support the delivery of safe, clinically effective and cost effective prescribing by:

Providing GP practice based clinical audit and patient facing medication reviews on specific topics promoting high quality prescribing with a focus on improving cost-effective prescribing and supporting the Prescription for Excellence agenda. Providing expert advice on prescribing and medicines use in a broad range of therapeutic areas and clinical settings, to GPs, nurses, other healthcare professionals and non clinical professionals. Providing advice for patients and/or carers regarding medicines-related issues or treatment of minor ailments, signposting to other healthcare professionals where appropriate Developing, implementing and evaluating a range of processes to ensure successful implementation of NHS Ayrshire & Arran prescribing strategies and policies. Developing the General Practice Clinical Pharmacist’s role. Where qualified and competent to do so, this may include:Prescribing and de-prescribing in response to changes in patients’ condition, e.g. as part of chronic disease management clinic or polypharmacy medication reviewMedicines reconciliation following hospital discharge or attendance at outpatient clinic

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description.

Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:

Masters of Pharmacy Degree or equivalent. Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain (including evidence of continuing professional development). Vocational Training (Level 2) or training experience to an equivalent level. Relevant pharmacy experience. Experience in primary care pharmacy. Ability to work effectively as part of a team, in a pharmacy and multi-disciplinary environment. Required to demonstrate a highly specialised level of clinical pharmacy knowledge, skills, clinical reasoning and judgement. Requires advanced arithmetic skills. Computer literate with knowledge of information technology. Good knowledge and understanding of relevant standards and guidelines.

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification.

Hours: 22.2 Hours per Week

Car licence/Car ownership is essential to this role.



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