We have an exciting career opportunity for an appropriately experienced pharmacist, ready to advance their career and develop leadership and clinical skills, within Unscheduled Care, at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert.
This is a permanent, non-rotational, 37 hours per week Band 7 post.
Day to day responsibilities include:
· Providing direct pharmaceutical care, and support, to patients within Unscheduled Care. This includes the Acute Admissions Unit, Clinical Assessment Unit, Rapid Access Care Unit and Emergency Department.
· Working as an active member of the multidisciplinary team and having the opportunity to join daily unscheduled care ward rounds, actively influencing and independently prescribing as part of this.
· Being responsible for the training of junior pharmacists, clinical pharmacy technicians in this area and helping develop our service in line with the organisational vision. This is an excellent opportunity to prepare for advanced practice, developing clinical expertise, leadership skills, and contribute to managing change and improving NHS services.
You must enjoy working in a busy and challenging environment, catering to patients under a wide range of medical specialties. The successful candidate should have appropriate therapeutic knowledge and experience to provide high quality patient centred pharmaceutical care within this patient group.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to make a difference and contribute to transforming hospital services and improving patient outcomes. You will need to be flexible, organised, work well within a team and have a positive, ‘can do’ attitude. You will be a well-rounded practitioner, having completed Post-Registration Foundation Training. Post-graduate education (including prescribing, diploma, and MSc) is actively encouraged and supported within FV pharmacy.
The clinical pharmacist team is strongly supported by one of the largest and most established clinical pharmacy technician teams in Scotland, who are poised to take their service to the next level. The Pharmacy Department makes use of modern technologies including robotics. We have fully implemented Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (HEPMA) throughout the health board, and strive to remain at the forefront of healthcare provision.
We are a friendly, dedicated and supportive team who enjoy cake club, mid week pre-theatre meals and running club after work. The hospital, which is situated surrounded by woods and lochs, provides many activities to support healthy lives for staff such as yoga and cycling clubs. Larbert is within 40 minutes of Edinburgh and Glasgow and has excellent road and rail links. Flexible or part-time working patterns will be considered.
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.
The post holder will also be expected to contribute to on call, weekend and public holiday services.
For more information please contact:
Jade Kirkpatrick on telephone: 01324 566740 or email: jade.kirkpatrick2@nhs.scot
Pamela Wylie on telephone: 01324 566721 or email: pamela.wylie@nhs.scot
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
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