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- Pharmacy Department, Ninewells Hospital
- Aseptic Dispensing Services
- Foundation/Senior Pharmacist, Band 6/7
Are you motivated, innovative, flexible and looking for the next stage in your career or a change of role?
If so, we are seeking to recruit a Pharmacist to join the Aseptic Dispensing Unit (ADU) in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. Dundee is Scotland’s fourth largest and sunniest city. Known for its lively nightlife, shops and culture, Dundee has been rated by The Sunday Times in 2019 as the best place to live in Scotland.
Ninewells is a major teaching hospital in NHS Tayside, Scotland’s fourth largest healthcare provider, delivering a wide range of specialties. Within the ADU you will work with an excellent team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers.
This post offers an exciting opportunity for applicants interested in working within this specialist area as applicants with no previous experience in aseptic services can come in at band 6 level. You will be supported though a programme that will prepare you for working at an advanced level of practice within this specialist area. Upon completion of in-house training and meeting the required competencies an up-grade to band 7 will be achieved.
The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery and development of a high quality, patient-centred aseptic service, including participation in, and preparation, for internal and external audits and the delivery of service improvement plans.
Qualities and skills required include:
- Organisation and prioritisation
- excellent team player
- effective communicator
- a commitment to the continuous improvement of the service
All applicants must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) of Great Britain.
The post holder will be required to contribute to weekend, extended hours and public holiday rotas as per service requirements.
Informal enquiries can be made to Heather Morrison and Julie Sinclair, Deputy Accountable Pharmacists, Telephone 01382 660111 Ext 32489. Email: Heather.Morrison3@nhs.scot or Julie.Sinclair3@nhs.scot
Hours of work are: 37.5 hours worked over a 7-day week