Victoria Hospital
Do you want to be at the forefront of transforming clinical pharmacy, working with a dynamic team? Would you like to develop your clinical skills across a range of specialities before deciding in which area to develop advanced practice?
We are looking to recruit a specialist clinical pharmacist to our rotational programme (medical rotation). This programme recently expanded to include a new and exciting rotation in respiratory & blood borne viruses (BBV) and has also seen the implementation of a pharmacist-led hypertension clinic. These attractive additions to the rotations are ideal for pharmacists to apply their independent prescribing qualification in an outpatient clinic setting, or for gaining experience whilst undertaking the independent prescribing qualification.
The programme consists of 9 month rotations and will initially include the following areas:
Specialist pharmacist rotation (medical)
1. Cardiology including hypertension clinic
2. Medicines of the Elderly including stroke Acute (Victoria Hospital) and Community Hospital (Cameron Hospital)
3. Medicine of the Elderly Acute (Victoria Hospital) and Community Hospital including Hospital at Home service (Queen Margaret Hospital)
4. Respiratory/Blood borne viruses
5. Admissions Unit
This programme is mainly based in Kirkcaldy, with some rotations in Dunfermline.
You will be working as a team of specialist pharmacists, supported by pharmacy technicians, foundation pharmacists and senior clinical pharmacists, under the leadership of our Lead Clinical Pharmacists. You will be supported to complete a relevant post graduate framework and train as an independent prescriber.
Applications are welcomed from pharmacists who are passionate about patient care and are keen to develop their clinical experience across a range of settings. Previous hospital experience is not essential as training and support will be given.
NHS Fife Pharmacy and Medicines Directorate serves a population of approximately 380,000 people, and is provided by an integrated team of around 300 Pharmacy staff, including Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Support Workers, Nurses, and Administrators. The team work across Acute and Community hospital sites, General Practices, Mental Health services, and a range of specialist teams. Partnership working is at the core of our values, and we work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including our Community Pharmacy colleagues, to deliver the highest quality care for everyone in Fife.
Fife has something to offer everyone and has excellent transport links, being only 30 - 60 minutes from all major cities.
We welcome informal enquiries, so please contact, via email or MS teams, Briana MacKerron, Lead Clinical Pharmacist Medicine, or Andrew Steele, Lead Clinical Pharmacist Surgery and Emergency Care,
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
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We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.
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