The Role
The post holder will lead and deliver on medicines guidance for the Pharmacy/Prescribing directorate across NHS Lanarkshire. This will include the provision of expert professional and highly specialised advice relating to medicines. The post holder will be involved in the local and regional formulary process and that the medicines are appropriate for use by all prescribers. Continued support and development of the Scriptswitch process will be an area of focus and the development and maintenance of a clinical guidelines process across Lanarkshire will also be an important part of the role. The post holder will also provide leadership to pharmacists and technicians across the health board on a range of medicines issues as well as representing the health board in national formulary groups, and strategic NHS Lanarkshire meetings.
Additional Information Specific to the Role
* Work closely with other members of the central team on the clinical and cost effective use of medicines across Lanarkshire.
* Promote safe, effective and cost effective use of medicines by monitoring formulary compliance in the primary and secondary care sector.
* Contribute to the development and facilitate the implementation of evidence based drug treatment guidelines for specific diseases.
* Work closely with senior pharmacists across primary and secondary care in NHS Lanarkshire as well as other healthcare professionals on issues relating to medicines and medicines policies.
* Prepare reports for ADTC and other NHS Lanarkshire wide groups to aid discussions on the use of new and established medicines across Lanarkshire.
* Use financial, pharmacy and critical appraisal skills to promote the use of appropriate, cost-effective and evidence based medicines. This includes managing conflicting opinions and evidence and advising when there is a lack of information/evidence.
* Initiate and manage meetings with prescribers and other healthcare professionals for formulary and related medicines management decisions.
* A clinical commitment may be considered to provide prescribing and pharmaceutical input to individual GP practices and their associated care homes to ensure quality, safe and cost effective use of medicines in line with local, regional and national guidelines.
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 well need you to bring
* Masters degree in Pharmacy (previously BSc Hons).
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (Pre-registration practice and competency assessment with examination to enter the register).
* Relevant Post Graduate qualification (or equivalent) or equivalent specialist knowledge gained through experience.
* Demonstrable post registration experience as a pharmacist with a wide range of experience in different branches of pharmacy practice including hospital and community pharmacy.
* Demonstrable evidence of service development within a previous role.
* Demonstrable evidence of negotiating and influencing other members of the multidisciplinary team.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Required to demonstrate highly specialised clinical pharmacy knowledge, skills and clinical reasoning and judgement.
* Proven negotiation skills and the ability to motivate and influence others to address a variety of prescribing issues.
* Excellent communications and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with healthcare professionals, senior managers, patients and carers.
* Information technology and analytical skills.
* Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a multidisciplinary environment.
* Good working knowledge of Microsoft office programmes is essential.
* Valid driving licence.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
It would be great if you also have
* Registered with the RPSGB.
* Project management experience in organising and completing projects of various sizes and complexity.
* A working knowledge of GP clinical computer systems and the ability to interpret prescribing data provided by the Information and Statistics Division i.e. PRISMS/PIS data.
* Experience of working with Primary Care practitioners.
* Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality/area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
* Experience of working with primary care practitioners in multidisciplinary environment.
* Knowledge of legislation and guidance relating to medicines use.
* Maintains a broad level of pharmacy practice.
* Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development.
Contract type
* Fixed Term or Secondment for 18 months
* Part Time
* 22.2 hours
Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Please note this is a fixed term post for 18 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee must already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Location
This role will be based in Pharmacy within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters
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 looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Kirsty Macfarlane, Lead Pharmacist on Kirsty.Macfarlane at lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Nicole McMillan, Recruitment Administrator on Nicole.McMillan at lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk. This is a summary of the information; please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email.
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
* A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
* A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
* Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits
* Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
* Occupational health services
* Employee counselling services
* Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
* Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
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Right to Work within the UK
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at the UK government website.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.
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