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NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Specialist Pharmacist Substance Misuse Services
Band 7: £ 39,300 - £46,006
Fixed Term post- 2 years, 37.5 hours week (1.0wte) (part time/ job share will be considered)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a pharmacist to join the substance misuse team in Edinburgh City. This post will provide pharmaceutical care and an independent prescribing service to the substance misuse service in Edinburgh City. Part time / job share will be considered.
The post holder will work as a prescribing pharmacist in Substance Misuse Services- prescribing for and managing a caseload of patients suffering from opioid and/or alcohol addiction. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team across the four substance misuse hubs in Edinburgh City Centre providing pharmaceutical care and a prescribing service for this cohort of patients. There will be a requirement to travel across sites within Edinburgh City.
NE Recovery hub in Leith and/ or Craigmillar
NW Recovery hub in Muirhouse
SE Recovery hub in Gracemount
SW Recovery hub in Westerhailes
The post holder will develop joint working with third sector partners Change Grow Live and Turning Point who will provide psychosocial support to the patients of the post holders case load and support the post holder in this aspect. The post holder will also work as a liaison to the local community pharmacies which support the hubs. They will provide support, development and training to the community pharmacies. There may be opportunities for service development and research activities.
The post holder will be invited to join local and national substance misuse networks and be an active member of the MDT for quality prescribing, service review, and research and audit activities.
The post holder must already be an independent prescriber, but training and support within the clinical area of Substance Misuse will be given. The post holder is employed within NHS Lothian and there may be a requirement to work flexibly across Lothian to meet service demands.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact:-
Lauren Gibson
Lead Pharmacist Substance Misuse & Prisons-NHS Lothian
Spittal Street Centre
22-24 Spittal Street- Edinburgh-EH3 9DU
0131 537 8300
07811025909
lauren.gibson@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.