101423 Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Primary Care in Edinburgh

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***

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NHS Lothian Pharmacy Services

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Primary Care (Band 8A) 1.0 WTE, 37.5hrs, Permanent, Salary Scale (£50,965-£55,016)​​​​​​​

Base: Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh.

NHS Lothian continues to expand its primary care pharmacy team. We are excited to invite applications from pharmacists wishing to join us as we support the remobilisation of health care services and transform the way that we work.

We are currently interested to hear from pharmacist independent prescribers who can lead the work of our Covid Anti-Viral Medications Clinic.  As we learn to live with covid, there are many new therapies that aim to keep people well at home. You will play a pivotal role in the assessment of patient eligibility, suitability for treatment, prescribe and co-ordinate the community-pharmacy based dispensing to the patient. You will have significant clinical support from specialist services.

Working with the Health and Social Care Partnership Lead Pharmacists, you will refine this service to local needs. Depending upon future demand, this post is a generic Advanced or Specialist Clinical Pharmacy one and you will be supported to develop through the General Practice Clinical Pharmacy Framework and be allocated to working in General Practices in support of GMS Pharmacotherapy Services.  

Applications for part time or full-time work will be considered. Please note you may be required to work weekends on rota.

Informal enquiries are welcomed.

For further information please contact Dawn Thomson – Pharmacy Department PA, who will direct you to a Lead Pharmacist for discussion of the post. T. 0131 537 6308.

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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.