200441 R3 Specialist Pharmacist (SNIS)

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NHS Lothian Pharmacy & Medicines Service

Royal Infirmary Edinburgh

Specialist Pharmacist Critical  Care

Band 7- 1.0 WTE (37 hours)

£48,788 - £56,747

(Oncall, weekend and public holidays rota commitment included)

NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian. We are the second largest health system in NHS Scotland and one of only four teaching Boards. We have strategic partnerships with local Universities, Local Authorities and our four Integration Joint Boards. We serve a population of 900,000, providing a range of primary, community based and acute hospital services. We also provide regional and national services across a range of clinical specialties.

The vision for the Pharmacy & Medicines service is to deliver clinically led, person-centred services to ensure patients across Lothian get the best from their medicines and pharmacy services. We are focused on creating an environment where each person in the team has the opportunity to flourish, develop and make best use of their skills.

The successful candidate will join our Critical Care clinical pharmacy team, and work closely with members of the Critical Care multidisciplinary team to provide high quality patient care and will have valued input into the daily consultant led ward rounds.  

Clinical specialties seen within the busy general Critical Care unit include Liver and Renal Transplant Medicine, Vascular and General Surgery, Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, Toxicology, Gastrointestinal Medicine, Neurology and Hepatology.

The post holder will contribute to the development and delivery of the clinical pharmacy service in the face of emerging challenges around site capacity and patient flow. Ideally, candidates will have experience of pro-actively influencing prescribing within a clinical setting and will have gained experience working in a patient focussed environment using their knowledge and skills to improve patient care and promote optimal outcomes from medicines.

Candidates must have a Master of Pharmacy Degree or equivalent, must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), and should have completed or have equivalent competence as mapped to the Post Registration Foundation Pharmacist Framework available at:

Post-Registration Foundation Programme for Pharmacists in Sc (scot.nhs.uk)

For further information Please contact Claire Hannah via e-mail on: claire.hannah@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk