Pharmacists, are you ready for a change or to try something new?
Wigtownshire Community Health and Social Care (CHSC) team is looking for a motivated, proactive and enthusiastic pharmacist to work within our Pharmacy Hubs and GP practices. Our friendly team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers make up the GP practice clinical pharmacy service, taking a leading role in medicines management and medication review as part of the primary care multidisciplinary team. It is a rewarding role, helping patients in Dumfries and Galloway to safely manage their medicines.
You will provide a clinical pharmacy service directly to patients. Day-to-day responsibilities might include: clinical assessment and review of patients, performing complex polypharmacy medication reviews with patients, dealing with medicines related queries, assessing patients ability to manage their medicines (including in the patient’s home), medicine reconciliation and prescribing of medication. Joint working with GP practice staff will be routine, as well as with the multidisciplinary teams within the local hospitals, Community Pharmacies and Home Teams.
This is an incredibly exciting time to be joining the award winning team that we have here on the stunning coast of Dumfries & Galloway. It’s a fantastic place to live and work and we are determined that whatever your interests as a pharmacy professional, there will be an opportunity for you to develop your career here with us.
This is a fixed term post, for 9 months, and will be for 22 hours per week based in Wigtownshire GP practices. We are keen to offer opportunities that suit your circumstances and are happy to consider hybrid working models. Additional hours may be available if desired.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for refer to the job description and person specification or contact Leanne Drummond (Cluster Lead Pharmacist Wigtownshire) by email on Leanne.drummond@nhs.scot
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/
APPLICATION PROCESS - https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
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