NHS Tayside
Specialist General Practice Clinical Pharmacist
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NHS Scotland Job Description
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.
Band 6/7/8A (Dependant on experience)
Full time and part time hours will be considered
About the Role
We are looking for pharmacists to join our team in Perth & Kinross with positions available in both rural and city locations for pharmacists at the beginning of their career or those already performing at middle or senior grades.
NHS Tayside has been at the forefront of the development of the General Practice clinical pharmacy role since 1997. The well established, patient centred service aims to maximise the skills of our pharmacy professionals who are an integral part of General Practice healthcare.
Key Responsibilities
- Based in GP practices
- Opportunity to work in one of the rural community hospitals
- Pharmacists in Perth provide input to the two hubs which deliver level 1 pharmacotherapy services
- Work is underway to develop virtual hubs to provide an equivalent service for the rural localities in the North and South
Our Commitment to You
- Aim for excellence within our teams with staff supported to achieve their full potential via robust training and development frameworks
- Ongoing development of your professional practice and clinical skills, aligned with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Post-Registration Foundation Pharmacist and/or Core Advanced Pharmacist Practice Frameworks
- Opportunities for post-graduate study including Pharmacist Independent Prescribing
- Friendly and sociable, forward thinking team with excellent peer support networks locally and across Tayside and Scotland
- Value the benefits of working together in-person with the multidisciplinary teams
- Developing plans for incorporating hybrid working as an option for our staff
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Service Areas
The service we provide to the population of Perth & Kinross is sub-divided into five clusters:
- North West Perthshire (Pitlochry/Aberfeldy/Dunkeld/Stanley)
- Strathmore (Blairgowrie/Alyth/Coupar Angus)
- Perth City
- South East Perthshire (Kinross/Errol)
- Strathearn (Auchterarder/Crieff/Comrie)
Vacancies currently available in most clusters.
Location
Perth & Kinross is a fantastic location to live and work with beautiful countryside and all that that offers on your doorstep. The city of Perth is about an hour from Glasgow and Edinburgh and is perfectly placed as a base to explore the rest of the country.
Application Information
If you are interested in joining our friendly, progressive team and would like more information then please get in touch.
- Alistair Brand, Lead Pharmacist (Perth & Kinross) Tel. 07740-937068
- Michelle Logan Rena, Head of Clinical Pharmacy
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