NHS Scotland
Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Isle of Lewis Role
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Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Band 7
Western Isles Hospital NHS Scotland
£52,845 - £61,466 per annum Plus £1,461 and Distant Islands Allowance per annum
Permanent
36 hours per week
Western Isles Hospital 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.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and highly motivated multidisciplinary team including a full range of healthcare professionals. Due to internal transfer we now can recruit two band 7 specialist clinical pharmacists to join our growing team in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
These posts are based at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway and offer an excellent opportunity for experienced and self-motivated pharmacists to help continue exciting work in developing a clinical and patient-focused pharmacy service. The post-holder will be one of a team of pharmacists and technicians working at this hospital and will be responsible for the clinical pharmacy service to several wards.
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Responsibilities
- Work as part of a team of pharmacists and technicians
- Responsible for the clinical pharmacy service to several wards
- Engage in professional development opportunities as our Pharmacy team is leading on a few new projects
- Opportunities to provide a clinical pharmacy service to the local hospice and remotely to the other two hospitals throughout the archipelago
- Collaborate with Primary Care Pharmacy to enhance safe patient transition over boundaries of care
- Involved in the Front Door Service and support Hospital at Home
- Utilize HEPMA (electronic prescribing and medicines administration) across Western Isles Hospital (Lewis), in Uist and Barra Hospital (Benbecula) and St Brendans Hospital (Barra)
- Support the installation of Omnicell medicines vending machines at several strategic locations
- Participate in a capital project for a dispensary refit to ensure a modern updated facility
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About the Community
We are offering an opportunity to live and work in our beautiful and rural island community. You can enjoy amazing outdoor and cultural activities such as kayaking, surfing, climbing, hill walking, diving as well as a wealth of traditional crafts and music-related pursuits.
Requirements
- Successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme)
- This post is not eligible for relocation expenses
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