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Integrated Care Pharmacist - Primary Care
2 x AFC Band 6 Pharmacists
(part time would be considered)
Salary Scale: £35,522- £43,286 pro rata
NHS Lothian serves a population of approximately 1 million people, employs 35,000 people and is fundamentally focused on improving the health and wellbeing of the population.
The NHS Lothian Primary Care Pharmacy and Medicines Service is undergoing an ambitious programme of transformation and integration. Pharmaceutical care is provided by a team of around 45 pharmacy staff, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and administrators, working across General Practices and Pharmacotherapy Hubs covering the whole of West Lothian.
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 Lothian.
Do you want to be at the forefront of transforming the delivery of pharmaceutical care? Do you want to work in an environment that values staff and supports their learning, growth and wellbeing? Do you want to work with a dynamic team who have the ambition to be “the best Pharmacy service in Scotland”?
We are creating innovative career pathways to develop clinical leaders and we are now looking for dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacists to join our expanding team. West Lothian HSCP are delighted to offer opportunities to work closely with GPs, other practice staff, community pharmacists, care home staff, other members of the multi-disciplinary team and central team colleagues to support the development and application of high quality, safe, cost effective and evidence-based prescribing in the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).
These posts will give you the opportunity to develop your clinical and technical skills in practice to allow you to work within GP practices and Pharmacotherapy Hubs to provide holistic, patient-centered individualised care to improve the safety and effectiveness of individual’s medicines. There are also opportunities to become involved in joint projects/initiatives within the HSCP as required in accordance with identified local and national priorities.
You will receive support from a designated tutor, and the wider pharmacy team, as well as peer support from other foundation pharmacists. Successful applicants will be supported to complete the RPS Post Registration Foundation Training programme which equips pharmacists with a broad range of core skills via completion of learning outcomes, to become competent clinical practitioners. This course is inclusive of the independent prescribing qualification.
With a Masters in Pharmacy, current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council; or be eligible for registration pending successful completion of the GPhC Registration Assessment, applicants should have excellent communication, IT and organisational skills and be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team. Primary care experience is not essential as training will be fully supported, and you will receive dedicated time to develop in your working week.
For further information, or an informal chat about this opportunity, please contact Alison McCulloch, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist at Alison.mcculloch@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or Stewart McNair, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist at stewart.mcnair@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk.
Interviews will be held on MS Teams.
If due to work commitments, you are unable to make the interview please discuss with Alison McCulloch or Stewart McNair as alternative arrangements may be available.