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Do you want to be at the forefront of transforming hospital clinical pharmacy? Do you want to work with a dynamic team who have the ambition to be “the best Pharmacy service in Scotland”? Would you like to develop your clinical skills across a range of specialities before deciding in which area to develop advanced practice?
The NHS Fife Pharmacy and Medicines Service is currently transforming its clinical pharmacy service, as an integrated pharmacy service across hospital, primary care and specialist teams, under a new Head of Pharmacy for Clinical Services. The aim is to join up care for our patients across transitions of care and ensure the best outcomes for patients with their medicines.
We are developing a new rotational programme for THREE specialist clinical pharmacists to gain experience across a number of key clinical specialities, within a hospital setting. The programme will involve approx 9 month rotations and will initially include the following areas:
1. Critical Care
2. Cardiology
3. Surgical and acute/ chronic pain
This programme is hospital based in Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy with opportunities to shadow across different parts of our integrated clinical pharmacy service. .
You will be working with a team of specialist pharmacists, supported by pharmacy technicians, foundation pharmacists and advanced senior clinical pharmacists, under the leadership of our new Lead Clinical Pharmacists for Pain and Surgery. You will be supported to complete a relevant post graduate framework and train as an independent prescriber.
Applications are welcomed from pharmacists who are passionate about patient care and are keen to develop their clinical experience across a range of settings.
NHS Fife Pharmacy service 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.
Our Pharmacy Senior Leadership Team is committed to supporting our staff to develop and feel valued. We hold monthly staff briefing sessions to update staff on progress with our service, to showcase the work of specific teams within the service, and to celebrate our “Pharmacy Heroes”. There are also opportunities to become involved in a range of projects across the integrated Pharmacy service, as well as shaping the future vision for the service
Fife has something to offer everyone and has excellent transport links, being only 30 mins- 1 hour from all major cities.
We welcome informal enquiries, so please contact , via email or MS teams, Fiona Forrest, Head of Pharmacy- Clinical Services via email at Fiona.forrest@nhs.scot, Debs Steven, Lead Clinical Pharmacist- Pain Management via email at deborah.steven@nhs.scot or Alan Timmins, Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Acute Services via email at alan.timmins@nhs.scot
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.