DM096660 - Primary Care Pharmacist

Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership

Pharmacists Primary Care – Band 7

Full Time/Part Time Opportunities (min 3 days) Monday – Friday

Total Vacancies ~7 wte

Various Locations Across Aberdeenshire:

Buchan Cluster

Formartine Cluster

Garioch Cluster

Kincardine & Mearns Cluster

Marr Cluster

North – Banff & Fraserburgh

North - Mintlaw & Portsoy (2C)

We have a range of exciting opportunities for enthusiastic, GPhC registered pharmacists across specific cluster/geographical areas within Aberdeenshire H&SCP.

The successful candidates will join developing teams of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and be key to the ongoing provision and innovation of the pharmacotherapy service across Aberdeenshire.

The post holders will work as a pharmacist across GP practice(s) and community hospital(s) in stunning areas of Aberdeenshire covering all aspects of medicines management and pharmacotherapy to ensure safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medicines in line with local and national guidelines.

The ideal candidates will work well within a team and on their own initiative. Successful candidates will undertake a wide range of tasks such as medicines reconciliation, Medicines Care & Review, pharmaceutical queries including management of shortage and promote quality, cost-effective prescribing.  The role will also provide pharmaceutical support through reviewing of prescribing data, audits and implementing changes to prescribing practices.

The clinical teams across Aberdeenshire strive to work in close collaboration within the Clusters to maximise wider patient benefit, and we are seeking Pharmacists with similarly energetic, pragmatic and adaptable views to join our enthusiastic colleagues.

You may have a community or hospital pharmacy background or already be working within GP Practice as a pharmacist. Good communication, interpersonal and time management skills are essential.  Full driving licence and use of a car is essential.

Full time and part time opportunities available -part time generally min 3 days (22.5hours).

Varied geographical options – posts will have agreed base (main place of work) and will involve remote and onsite working in practices within a cluster/geographical area.

Bases and place of work will be discussed at interview.

Candidates should specify on application form which cluster area(s) they wish to be considered for and can apply for multiple areas.

• Buchan -  Peterhead/Central Buchan/Crimmond/Cruden Practices & Peterhead Community Hospital (Peterhead base)
• Formartine – Turriff/Pitmedden/Ellon/Oldmeldrum Practices & Turriff Community Hospital (Haddo, Pitmedden Hub)
• Garioch – Inverurie/Skene/Insch/Kemnay Practices & Inverurie/Insch Community Hospital (Inverurie and Skene Hubs)
• Kincardine & Mearns – Stonehaven, Portlethan, Inverbervie, Laurencekirk/ Auchenblae Practices & Kincardine Community Hospital (Stonehaven base)
• Marr – Aboyne /Alford/Banchory/Ballater/Braemar/Bydand (Huntly)/Torphins/Strathdon Practices & Aboyne, Jubilee & Glen O Dee Community Hospitals (Torphins base but options to be considered)​​​​​​​
• North 1 – Finlayson Street (Fraserburgh)/Banff Practices & Fraserburgh & Banff Community Hospitals (base options to be considered)
• North 2 – Aden(Mintlaw)/Saltoun (Fraserburgh)/Ancaorran (Portsoy) 2C Practices – (base options to be considered)

Closing date for applications 2 weeks.

For further information, or an informal chat about these opportunities please contact one of the Aberdeenshire lead pharmacists:

                   Elaine Neil                    Lesley Thomson

Tel:                      01224 556415              01224 556088 /07875 312297