The Role

To lead, develop, co-ordinate and implement a safe and effective specialised clinical pharmacy service to a specific or general patient population, including prescribing as an independent prescriber

To manage and provide leadership to identified pharmacists and technicians in the HSCP.

Provision of professional and highly specialist prescribing advice to the extended Primary Care team.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

Masters Degree of Pharmacy or equivalent

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (1 year pre-registration practice and competency assessment with examination to enter the register)

Relevant Post Graduate pharmacy qualification (or equivalent) or equivalent specialist knowledge gained through experience obtained in a primary care or a clinical setting

Independent prescriber or already undertaking the course

Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently

Demonstrate competence as a clinical practitioner in a multidisciplinary environment

Demonstrable evidence of influencing other members of the multidisciplinary team in delivering patient care

Demonstrable evidence of providing a range of clinical pharmacy services

Demonstrate evidence of service development within a previous role

Demonstrable experience of successfully delivering education and training to healthcare staff

Experience of assessing training needs

Knowledge and understanding of clinical pharmacy practice

Knowledge of legislation and guidance relating to medicines use

Maintains a broad level of pharmacy practice

Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development

Demonstrable ability to process and use complex information to improve patient outcomes

Required to demonstrate a highly specialised clinical pharmacy knowledge, skills clinical reasoning and judgement

Proven negotiation skills and ability to motivate and influence others to address and improve a variety of prescribing issues

A proven track record in sound and effective leadership. Ability to think strategically, corporately and act as a team player

Planning and organisational skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with healthcare professionals, patients and carers

Information technology and analytical skills

Excellent numeracy and organisational skills

Proven practice research/audit skills

Five years post registration experience

Experience of working with primary care practitioners in multidisciplinary environment

Project management experience

Understanding of the wider NHS and Primary Care services

Five years post registration experience

Experience of working with primary care practitioners in multidisciplinary environment

Project management experience

Understanding of the wider NHS and Primary Care services

Clinical skills relevant to speciality e.g. blood result interpretation

Ability to work autonomously and evaluate own work

Ability to prioritise workload

Ability to apply logic and analytical skills to manage clinical risk

Ability to work quickly, accurately and to deadlines

Ability to work effectively as part of a team

Valid clean drivers license and access to a car

Contract type

Permanent

Full time or Part Time available.

37 hours

Please note for a part time post the salary will be pro-rata.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Kirklands, Bothwell and throughout Lanarkshire.

The working pattern for this role is Mon-Fri; 9:00-5:00.

Looking to find out more?

If youre looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact John McMillan, Lead Advanced Clinical Services Pharmacist on John.McMillan@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshires benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If youre looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.

*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential childrens setting/secure unit.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.

NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.

NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment Website

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