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Transplant, Liver and Gastrointestinal Medicine
The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is a large teaching hospital with an established reputation for offering the best practice across a wide variety of specialist services. The Edinburgh Transplant Centre is based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and undertakes kidney transplants for the East of Scotland, and liver, pancreas and pancreas islet transplants for the whole of Scotland. The Centre for Liver and Digestive Disorders is also based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
As a result of service redesign, we are looking for a highly motivated, dynamic pharmacist to lead on national and regional services to transplant patients and services to liver and gastrointestinal medicine on the Royal Infirmary site. The post holder will develop, plan and organise the clinical pharmacy service to these areas. The post holder will be a key member of the multidisciplinary teams where pharmacists have a well established prescribing role.
Candidates must have a Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent, be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have relevant post-registration experience with evidence of postgraduate training and professional development. A prescribing qualification is highly desirable. You must be a confident communicator and demonstrate adaptive leadership skills with a track record of influencing cost effective prescribing.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Maggie Davidson/Sarah MacInnes, Lead Clinical Pharmacists-GIRLTV (job share) on 0131 242 1000 bleep 8006 or Laura Shaw, Site Lead Pharmacist, Acute Services on 0131 242 2900.
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.