NHS Scotland
Specialist Pharmacist- Aseptics and Clinical (LW)
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About the Role
Do you want to be at the forefront of transforming clinical and technical pharmacy services, working with a dynamic team? Would you like to develop your clinical and aseptic skills across a range of specialities before deciding in which area to develop advanced practice?
Due to service reorganisation we now have a vacancy in our clinical and aseptic services. This post would be ideal for a motivated, patient-centred and passionate individual looking to take that next step in their career. This post will be split evenly between clinical and aseptics, with an opportunity to develop skills across a variety of clinical areas.
Role Details
This post is based in Kirkcaldy, at the Victoria Hospital / Whyteman’s Brae Hospital and will provide the opportunity for individuals to work with patients and multidisciplinary teams in both inpatient and outpatient settings. There will be opportunities to have direct involvement in pharmacist-led clinics, training and development in specialist areas, support and lead service development projects and expand your clinical practice in a fast-paced, evolving inpatient ward environments. You will be fully integrated into the wider service and supported by pharmacy technicians, foundation pharmacists, MDT members and senior clinical pharmacists, all under the leadership of our Lead Clinical Pharmacists.
The holder of this post will act as Deputy Accountable Pharmacist in the aseptic unit. There will be opportunity to work with Quality Assurance teams in Lothian, as well as to contribute to the design and transformation of the aseptic service. There will also be opportunities to contribute to national aseptic bodies.
An Independent Prescribing qualification is desirable, and for candidates not yet qualified, we will fully support training, supervised practice and post-registration frameworks. Previous hospital experience is not essential as training and support will be given.
About NHS Fife Pharmacy Service
NHS Fife Pharmacy service serves a population of approximately 380,000 people, and is provided by an integrated team of around 200 Pharmacy staff, including Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Support Workers, Nurses, and Administrators. The team work across Acute and Community hospital sites, General Practices, Mental Health services, and a range of specialist teams. Partnership working is at the core of our values, and we work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including our Community Pharmacy colleagues, to deliver the highest quality care for everyone in Fife.
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Fife has something to offer everyone and has excellent transport links, being only 30 mins - 1 hour from all major cities.
This post will also support on-call, evening, weekend and public holiday service provision as part of the wider pharmacy team.
Informal Enquiries
We welcome informal enquiries, so please contact Chris Cullinane, Accountable Pharmacist (Christopher.cullinane@nhs.scot) or Andrew Steele, Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Emergency Care and Surgery (Andrew.steele@nhs.scot) via email or MS Teams.
Requirements
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
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