Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist

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The Pharmacotherapy Team are looking to recruit two B7 Pharmacists to provide a specialist pharmacotherapy service to NHS Borders GP practices ensuring safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medicines in line with local and national guidelines, including population-wide and individual face-to-face medicine reviews within those practices. This may involve prescribing of medication.

This role will help to manage the delivery of acute and repeat prescriptions, medicines reconciliation, serial prescriptions and undertaking poly-pharmacy reviews, to support and facilitate the delivery of NHS Borders strategic and operational prescribing priorities within practices and localities.

They will also be involved in providing education, advice and support to the GP practice multidisciplinary team on medicine related issues and provide advice to patients and/or carers regarding medicine related issues and health promotion material, so that patients are treated holistically.

The successful candidates will work Monday to Friday for 37 hrs per week, there is an opportunity for remote working.

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Hiring Manager. 

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.