Royal Cornhill Hospital
Opportunity to Gain Experience in Aberdeen City's Drug and Alcohol Service
3 days per week (up to 22.3 hours) Fixed Term 15 months
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join Aberdeen HSCP Drug and Alcohol Services team. This is a fixed term post for 15 months to support service participation in a national research project. Secondments will be considered if supported by current line manager. This is the perfect opportunity to gain experience in the field of substance use.
You will be based with our multi-disciplinary drug and alcohol teams at Royal Cornhill Hospital and the Timmermarket Clinic. You will be supported by our Lead and Advanced Pharmacists with operational direction from Aberdeen's Drug and Alcohol leadership team.
You will be responsible for delivering a specialised clinical pharmacy service to support the Alcohol and Drugs Service.
We are looking for candidates with good clinical knowledge and the ability to work effectively as part of a team in a multidisciplinary environment. Candidates should have an understanding of the unique pressures faced by people who use drugs or alcohol, provide a patient-centred approach to care, and challenge stigma where it arises. You will have a role in providing pharmaceutical support, advice, and training to staff and students, to act as a role model and to participate in audit and research.
Provisional interview dates have been set for Tuesday 25th February.
An attractive relocation allowance of up to £8,000 is available to successful candidates.
Informal enquiries about this post should be directed to Fiona Raeburn, Principal Pharmacist, Mental Health or Lucy Skea, Lead Pharmacist in Substance Use by emailing gram.smspharmacists@nhs.scot and one of us will arrange to call you back.
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.
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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
As a board, we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.
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