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Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, NHS Lothian Pharmacy & Medicines Service
Band 7 | 1.0 WTE | 36 hours per week£52,845 – £61,466 (including weekend, evenings, on‑call and public holidays commitment)
About The Role
This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to join a passionate team of pharmacists delivering specialist clinical pharmacy services across a diverse range of surgical specialties, including General Surgery, Critical Care, Orthopaedics and Reproductive Medicine. In this role you will not just be part of a service – you will help shape it. Alongside your clinical responsibilities you will have the unique opportunity to deputise for the aseptic services manager, gaining valuable leadership experience within technical services. You will be supported to grow and thrive with opportunities to deepen your specialist knowledge while developing key skills in service innovation, staff leadership, education and training. Working in a highly collaborative, cross‑professional environment you will be empowered to contribute meaningfully to patient care while progressing towards core advanced pharmacist credentials.
Why Join Us?
- Specialist experience in various specialities, working in one of Scotland’s leading teaching hospitals.
- A collaborative and supportive team, where pharmacists are embedded in multidisciplinary care and have an established non‑medical prescribing role.
- Opportunities for career progression, including developing advanced clinical and prescribing skills.
About You
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist with a passion for delivering exceptional clinical care.
Essential Qualifications And Experience
- A Master of Pharmacy Degree (or equivalent).
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Completed training or equivalent competence mapped to the relevant standard.
Skills And Attributes
- Experience in proactively influencing prescribing, using clinical knowledge to optimise patient care.
- A strong patient‑focused approach, with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills, enabling effective decision‑making in a surgical setting.
- A proactive attitude, with a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
- Support and develop other members of the pharmacy team.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
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Contact
Ommar Ahmed | Clinical Pharmacy Lead | Royal Infirmary EdinburghTel: 0131 242 1948
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