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CORPORATE SERVICES
COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES (HOSTED)
MACMILLAN SPECIALIST PALLIATIVE CARE PHARMACIST
BAND 8B
Full Time / Permanent
Salary Scale £61,325 - £66,018 per annum
We are looking for a Pharmacist who can provide specialist pharmaceutical advice, strategic thinking and training to other clinicians on the pharmaceutical palliative care to patients across all of NHS Highland. Whilst a dedicated amount of time will be spent working with the Highland Hospice, the post also covers advice for the care of all palliative care patients in all environments.
Individual patients and their carers may be referred to the postholder for one to one pharmaceutical advice and the applicant will be expected to implement and deliver services in line with the Palliative Care Strategic Framework which is due to be published this year.
The postholder will spend 24 hours of their working week in the Specialist Palliative Care role, including in Highland Hospice. The remainder of their time will be spent supporting the Head of Community Pharmacy Services, working together on community pharmacy development and also deputising for the Head of Community Pharmacy Services while they are on leave.
The successful candidate will be an experienced Pharmacist with knowledge of palliative care, and with experience of working on service development. They will be a team worker with excellent communication skills. They will join a small team based in the Health Board Corporate Services building in Inverness but will expect to travel regularly across the whole of NHS Highland, working with pharmacist and non-pharmacist colleagues at a senior level.
Informal enquiries to: Jackie Agnew on 07500 826124 or email: jackie.agnew@nhs.scot
Closing date for completed Applications: Friday 6th May 2022. Please note that we are unable to accept late applications
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