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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
HSCP Lead Pharmacist – Glasgow City HSCP
North West Locality 1 WTE
South Locality 1 WTE
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and innovative pharmacist to support and develop the delivery of pharmacy services. The postholder will be responsible for leading on pharmacy and prescribing matters for a locality of Glasgow HSCP, whilst supporting agreed elements of system wide service development and integrated working in line with our professional strategy Moving Pharmacy Forward 2021-26. As a key member of the HSCP you will provide professional leadership, expert advice and risk management in the safe and secure handling of medicines to a wide range of professionals including GPs, non-medical prescribers, senior management and finance. A key aspect of the post will be supporting implementation of the Pharmacotherapy Service as part of the GMS contract alongside ongoing development of the pharmacy service and profession. The job plan would support working across all four pillars of professional practice, including patient focused activity, and completion of a suitable career framework would be encouraged. The post requires excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, organisational and IT skills along with the ability to influence and affect change.
This is an opportunity to progress your career in Primary Care working with the senior management team within the HSCP and Pharmacy professional leadership. You will be a qualified pharmacist with substantial post qualification leadership and management experience and a postgraduate clinical qualification. Royal Pharmaceutical Society membership is desirable. Please contact us if you wish to discuss this exciting opportunity further. More information on Glasgow HSCP can be found here: Glasgow City HSCP: Flourishing Communities, Healthier Lives | Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership Interviews will be held on: Thursday 7th December 2023, in-person at Clarkston Court, 56 Busby Road, Clarkston G76 7AT
For informal queries, please contact: Anne Thomson, Lead Pharmacist Clinical Services; anne.thomson2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk; 07767006863.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
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