Are you a pharmacist keen to develop your clinical pharmacy and prescribing skills in a forward thinking and supportive environment? The cancer pharmacist team in NHS Forth Valley are an integral part of non-medical prescribing clinics five days per week across a variety of tumour types. We are looking for a pharmacist to join our team.
Through new investment, an exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit an enthusiastic pharmacist to join our pharmacy team. The successful candidate will aid in the delivery and development of the clinical pharmacy service to inpatient haematology beds and to oncology/haematology outpatients. This role also allows the opportunity to contribute to service developments both locally and as part of the West of Scotland Cancer Network. Specialist knowledge of this patient group is desirable but comprehensive training will be provided.
We are looking for a specialist practitioner with the necessary level of therapeutic knowledge, practical skills and diverse experience to provide high quality patient-centred care. Good team working and interpersonal skills are essential along with the ability to effectively contribute to service development, ensuring the continued success and response of our service to the changing, and challenging, healthcare environment. A pharmacist prescribing qualification is desirable but not essential.
Forth Valley Royal Hospital Pharmacy Department is a state of the art purpose built facility. The department and hospital are progressive, embracing electronic and robotic solutions including HEPMA, and strive to deliver high quality pharmacy services.
Participation in on-call, weekend and late night rotas is expected of this post holder.
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at
Both Stirling and Falkirk are within 40 minutes of Edinburgh and Glasgow and are provided with good road and rail links. For further information or an informal discussion regarding the above post please contact Joanne Robinson, Lead Pharmacist, Cancer Services on 01324 566308.
NHS Forth Valley Board aims to improve health and healthcare for the people of Forth Valley. In recent years we celebrated the opening of the new Forth Valley Royal Hospital and we are now embarking on a new and exciting chapter of quality improvement as we continue to design and deliver healthcare services fit for the future, with the launch of our new Healthcare Strategy. For further information on NHS Forth Valley please visit our website where you will find copies of our Healthcare Strategy and Annual Review.
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