Advanced / Deputy Accountable Pharmacist

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NHS, Ninewells, Dundee City

Part time
Permanent
Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 2 Oct | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 00b84dbed9474e53b65f7df423f6b3df

NHS

Full Job Description

We welcome any applicants interested in this post to come and visit the Aseptic Dispensing Unit to meet the team and find out more about the post by contacting Catherine or Julie as per details below. This is a new post following funding approval in response to the growing Systemic-Anti Cancer Services in NHS Tayside. NHS Tayside hosts one of only thirteen Aseptic Dispensing Units in Scotland. The unit is based at Ninewells Hospital and the main function is to prepare and supply ready to administer patient specific doses of injectable chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition to patients across NHS Tayside Ninewells is a major teaching hospital in NHS Tayside, Scotland's fourth largest healthcare provider, delivering a wide range of specialties. Within the ADU you will work with the Accountable Pharmacist, three other Deputy Accountable Pharmacists and an excellent team of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Support Workers. The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery and development of a high quality, patient-centred aseptic service, including checking and releasing aseptic products, carrying out product stability assessments and participation in, and preparation, for internal and external audits and the delivery of service improvement plans.

For a band 7 level the post holder will be a registrant of the General Pharmaceutical Council and have completed the NES post-registration foundation training programme or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and behaviours.

For a band 8a level the post holder should have a post graduate Diploma/MSc or be able to demonstrate evidence of advanced professional practice knowledge, training and experience equivalent to that level (e.g development of evidence within the core advanced pharmacist practice portfolio)
Pharmacists employed at band 7 level would be expected to engage with the core advanced pharmacist practice programme.