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SENIOR PHARMACIST
DISPENSARY MANAGER/CLINICAL PHARMACIST with EDC
Band 7
Hours: 37.50 per week
An enthusiastic, dynamic and reliable individual is required to join our friendly team in the busy pharmacy department as dispensary manager at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.
The Royal Edinburgh Hospital and Associated Services (REAS) provide acute psychiatric and mental health services, which also includes the treatment of individuals with learning disabilities, dementia and also the management of young people’s mental health.
The post holder will be responsible for the daily management and leading the strategic development of dispensing activities. The successful provision of this service relies on multidisciplinary working. In addition, there is an opportunity to develop a specialised clinical pharmacy service to mental health services.
You will have excellent communication skills and have a willingness to embrace new ways of working.
To contribute to the strategic and operational planning of pharmacy services and to help ensure the highest standards apply to all aspects of medicine supply.
To manage, co-ordinate and develop the dispensary service to meet the needs of patients in accordance with identified divisional priorities.
To be responsible for the delivery of the agreed standard of pharmaceutical care to the identified patients safely, effectively and within the limits of the resources and activity as defined.
To deliver a specialised clinical pharmacy service to an identified area within the Royal Edinburgh Hospital involving liaison with all grades of medical and nursing staff and other Allied Healthcare Professionals (AHPs) and to provide counselling to patients and their carers, to ensure the provision of a quality pharmaceutical service to maximise benefits and reduce risks in the use of medicines.
To contribute to the safe and effective use of clinical trial medication within NHS Lothian – Primary and Community Division in accordance with all local, national and international standards.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Joan Kelly, Principal Pharmacist on 0131 537 6897 or Garry Todd, Site Lead Pharmacist on 0131 536 8350.
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***
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.