The Role
Are you a pharmacist with a passion for making a meaningful difference in the lives of people living with mental health conditions? NHS Lanarkshire’s Mental Health and Learning Disability (MHLD) Pharmacy team have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to join our growing team of dedicated pharmacy professionals.
Following new investment from the Scottish Government into mental health pharmacy, NHS Lanarkshire’s service are developing new roles, advancing existing roles and planning for significant service redesign.
The successful candidate will provide pharmaceutical care to patients within the adult mental health wards in University Hospital Hairmyres with the opportunity to work in other mental health subspecialties to develop experience and clinical skills.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
1. Masters of Pharmacy Degree
2. Registered member of General Pharmaceutical Council
3. An independent prescribing qualification or must work towards this qualification
4. Evidence of postgraduate training and professional development in clinical pharmacy practice
5. Relevant post-registration experience in clinical pharmacy
6. Ability to act independently and manage own workload
7. Ability to work effectively as part of a team and multi-disciplinary environment
8. Good clinical knowledge, a commitment to quality with high standards of pharmaceutical care and a dedication to lifelong learning.
9. Good communication and interpersonal skills.
10. Experience in education and training of other professionals and trainees.
11. Commitment to revalidation as per directions of General Pharmaceutical Council
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It would be great if you also have
12. Experience of working within specialist mental health services.
13. Experience in supervising staff
14. Proven project, practice research and audit skills
15. Ability to drive
Contract type
16. Permanent
17. Full time
18. 37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
The Adult mental health wards in South Lanarkshire are within University Hospital Hairmyres. Mental health and learning disability services are board-wide and there will be a need to travel across NHS Lanarkshire and beyond at times as part of this role.
There is currently no requirement to participate in on-call for this role, however this may be subject to change as the service develops.
Please refer to the role profile for the organisational diagram of the MHLD pharmacy team.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re ready to take your clinical pharmacy career to the next level, we would love to hear from you!
This is an excellent opportunity for a forward-thinking pharmacist who is looking to develop their clinical skills and has a passion for improving the lives of people living with mental health conditions. By joining our team, you’ll become part of a progressive and supportive clinical pharmacy team dedicated to innovation, quality care, and the continuous professional growth of our staff.
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