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NHS Lothian Pharmacy & Medicines Service
Advanced Pharmacist HEPMA
Band 8A (£56,992-£61,522)
1 WTE, 37.5hrs, Secondment Opportunity for 7 months
Part time and flexible working possible
(on call, weekend and public holiday rota commitments may be required)
NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian. We are the second largest health system in NHS Scotland and one of only four teaching Boards. We have strategic partnerships with local Universities, Local Authorities and our four Integration Joint Boards. We serve a population of 900,000, providing a range of primary, community based and acute hospital services. We also provide regional and national services across a range of clinical specialties.
The vision for the Pharmacy & Medicines service is to deliver clinically led, person-centred services to ensure patients across Lothian get the best from their medicines and pharmacy services. We are dynamic and innovative team who are focussed on creating an environment where each person in the team has the opportunity to flourish, develop and make best use of their skills.
The Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (HEPMA) Team has completed system rollout for in-patient areas as outlined in the initial business case. We are now focussed on consolidation of the system benefits to inform the next business case for continued rollout to day case areas and out-patients. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, motivated and innovative pharmacist to lead on this work whilst ensuring ongoing system maintenance. You will gain experience of line management, transformational service changes, electronic prescribing governance and enhanced system access. The post will be based at the HEPMA team’s Royal Edinburgh Hospital office with opportunity for regular home working for duration of secondment.
Requests for part time working or part time working with existing clinical role could be facilitated.
The post holder must be registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have a post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy (Diploma/MSc or equivalent). Experience in service and staff development is highly desirable. Are you ready to join us for the next chapter in electronic prescribing?
For further information please contact: David Clifford, Lead Pharmacist HEPMA & PSC System on 07790825811 or david.clifford@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.