Royal Hospital for Children
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The role:
The Department will have its organisational base in Acute Services and covers the entire NHS GG&C system, including CHCPs, Mental Health Partnership, Health Improvement Network and the NHS Board.
The post is based at one of the mental health sites (Gartnavel Royal, Leverndale or Stobhill)
Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:
Permanent, Full time
Shift Pattern - Monday-Friday 09:0- 17:00, with one day finish at 16:30 Grade of previous postholder
Base location - Royal Hospital for Children
Key responsibilities:
Clinical
1. Deliver competent pharmaceutical care on designated wards, ensuring safe, effective and costefficient prescribing and medicines administration.
2. Identify, document and resolve pharmaceutical care issues, including drug histories, care planning and monitoring of clinical parameters.
3. Check and clinically validate discharge prescriptions.
4. Participate in ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings.
5. Provide advice to prescribers, healthcare staff and patients on dosing, interactions, side effects, TDM and costeffective treatment choices.
6. Ensure continuity of care through communication with primary care teams.
7. Support clinical governance and follow national/local guidelines.
8. Maintain and develop clinical pharmacy services such as formulary management, use of patients own medicines, selfmedication schemes, discharge planning and patient education.
9. Monitor medicines use and contribute to directorate reporting.
10. Take professional responsibility for accurate, legal prescribing documentation.
Dispensing
11. Provide inpatient and outpatient dispensing services in line with departmental policies.
12. Professionally review, check and release discharge prescriptions, communicating with primary care when needed.
13. Support preparation of extemporaneous products and prepacks.
Medicines Information
14. Provide evidencebased medicines information using appropriate search strategies and documented responses.
15. Prioritise and manage enquiry workload, agreeing deadlines and reviewing cases with MI pharmacists.
16. Use enquiry systems appropriately, maintaining confidentiality and data protection.
17. Participate in quality assurance processes, including peer review and incident reporting.
Education and Training
18. Complete and document the postregistration foundation training programme.
19. Participate in ongoing education, training sessions and peer review to support professional development.
20. Assist in training and supervising pharmacy students, preregistration graduates, technicians and other healthcare staff.
21. Maintain CPD in line with Royal Pharmaceutical Society expectations.
General Duties
22. Contribute to medicines use reviews, evaluations, research and clinical audit.
23. Identify and manage risks related to medicines use, escalating when necessary.
24. Work in accordance with legal and professional requirements (e.g., Medicines Act, Misuse of Drugs Act, COSHH, RPS Code of Ethics).
25. Ensure secure storage and handling of medicines at ward and departmental level.
26. Maintain safe working procedures.
27. Write, review and maintain IV monographs with senior pharmacist input.
28. Carry out routine drug checks, including controlled drugs.
29. Support service development and redesign.
30. Deputise for senior pharmacists when required.
Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:
Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent is essential
31. Foundation training year completed, and examination passed is essential
32. Be willing to undertake the post-registration foundation training programme
Knowledge required:
33. Medicines Act 1968
34. Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
35. The Poisons Act 1972
36. COSHH, HASAWA (1974)
37. Medicines, Ethics and Practice: A Guide for Pharmacists
38. Pharmacy Dept Standard Operating Procedures
Experience required:
39. Good communication skills (verbal, written and formal presentations)
40. Ability to form and maintain working relationships with colleagues and patients
41. Ability to work to deadlines
42. Personal organisational skills
43. Committed to continuing professional development
44. Good numeracy skills
45. Ability to work to deadlines
46. Personal organisational skills
47. Computer literacy
Knowledge of Health and Safety and Infection Control protocols
What we offer:
We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.
As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:
48. A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
49. Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
50. Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
51. Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
52. Enhanced pay for working public holidays
53. NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
54. Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
Interested?