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Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Integrated Care
Grade: Band 7
Hours: 36 hrs (1 WTE)
Location: East Lothian HSCP
Posts available: 2 WTE
Salary scale: £52,845 - £61,466 Pro rata
An exciting opportunity has arisen for pharmacists in Primary Care in East Lothian.
Peaceful countryside and vibrant coastal towns which are only a short commute from Edinburgh provide an idyllic setting for you to begin or further your career as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist in Primary Care.
We are looking for experienced, motivated pharmacists who have a passion for patient care and are looking for a new challenge to expand our well-established team. Our enthusiastic and friendly team of pharmacists and technicians has a wide range of experience in most sectors of pharmacy enabling us to support each other as we continue to grow and develop into the role in Primary Care together.
The role involves delivering the Pharmacotherapy elements of the 2018 GP contract, aiming for a balance between activities which support GP capacity, such as processing hospital letters; cost effective prescribing projects and clinical activities which provide direct patient care such as clinics and Polypharmacy reviews.
Our new colleague will have a Masters degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent). An IP qualification is desirable, or would be expected to be undertaken when in post. They should be an experienced practitioner, possess excellent interpersonal and team-working skills and be a highly effective communicator. Experience of project work and developing others is important, as is a reasonable level of IT skills. Previous experience in Primary Care or Hospital Pharmacy is ideal, but not essential.
Applicants must have completed Post Registration foundation training or be able to evidence equivalent experience against the RPS Post-Registration Foundation Pharmacists curriculum.
Applications for part time or full-time work will be considered.
Informal enquiries are welcome. Further information may be obtained by emailing: Aileen Ramsay, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership at [email protected]
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Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
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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.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
