255038 (SNIS) Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Job Purpose

To contribute to strategic and operational planning, particularly with regard to clinically and cost-effective prescribing, across Health and Social Care Partnership HSCP and NHS Lothian to ensure the delivery of high quality pharmaceutical care to patients.

To lead, plan, organise and deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service within the agreed standard of pharmaceutical care for identified patient population, safely, effectively and within the defined limits of responsibility, resources and activity.

To lead the development of the specialist clinical pharmacy team and service across the service area in line with established guidelines and standards.

For Further Information

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Qualifications and Experience

The role 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.