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Are you looking for a unique clinical role, working across the interface, to support people with substance misuse issues?
A new role created within NHS Fife offers an opportunity for a pharmacist to work in a clinical liaison role as part of a multi-agency hospital liaison team to promote patient engagement with services both during acute hospital admission and post-discharge. Working closely with the Lead Clinical Pharmacist – MH and Addictions, the Specialist Pharmacist in Substance Use and Addiction Services you will develop the pharmaceutical care component of this new service to ensure that patients receive maximum benefit from the management of the substance misuse aspects of their care.
You will have a pivotal role in the integrated pharmacy service and will ensure that patients get a full assessment, review and management of their prescribed medicines and illicit drug use. You will have a key role in liaising with in-patient and primary care services, inclusive of the acute pharmacy team(s) and community pharmacy harm reduction services as part of the post-discharge planning process. You will possess excellent communication, organisational and negotiation skills and have the ability to take forward service development, redesign and change management.
You will be involved in education and training of other professionals and patients and be expected to provide support and deputise for senior pharmacists and undertake supervision of less experienced pharmacists, technicians and students. You should have a sound clinical knowledge and a commitment to high standards of pharmaceutical care. It would be desirable though not essential to have previous experience of working within a Substance Use / Mental Health environment.
You will have a Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent and active registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. The post-holder will either be a qualified Non-Medical Prescriber or be willing to work towards this within a given timeframe. You will have demonstrable clinical pharmacy experience and will have completed a postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy or be able to demonstrate that you have equivalent experience.
The NHS Fife Pharmacy Service is undergoing an ambitious programme of transformation and integration. It 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.
Note: ***This post is funded by the Fife Alcohol and Drug Partnership. Although the post holder will be recruited on a permanent basis; should funding cease to recur the post holder will be redeployed to alternative duties within the pharmacy and medicines directorate.***
Informal Enquiries:
For an informal discussion relating to any aspects of the post please or if you would be interested in a (virtual) visit to meet members of the team/department contact
Sarah Macfarlane, Specialist Pharmacist, Substance Use, sarah.macfarlane2@nhs.scot
or
David Binyon, Lead Clinical Pharmacist – Mental Health and Addictions, Fife HSCP on 01334 465829 or david.binyon@nhs.scot.
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.