208147 - Clinical Pharmacist

The Role

Clinical Pharmacist, Cancer Care, NHS Lanarkshire

Band: 7, 37 hours/week. Applications for part-time hours will be considered.

Contract: Fixed term - 1 year (Maternity leave cover)

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic pharmacist to join the cancer pharmacy team delivering the highest quality pharmacy services across these areas within NHS Lanarkshire. The post holder will contribute to the development and delivery of the clinical pharmacy service in cancer care.

NHS Lanarkshire is the second largest health board in the West of Scotland Cancer Network and provides specialist cancer services for patients across the three acute sites (University Hospital Monklands, University Hospital Wishaw and University Hospital Hairmyres), treating oncology and haematology patients within out-patient, day-case and in-patient settings. You will join a supportive pharmacy team and work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team committed to the development of services to cancer patients. The post is based at University Hospital Wishaw. The cancer service in NHS Lanarkshire is distributed across all three hospital sites and thus the post holder will be expected to work in any of the three sites as required.

What we'll need you to bring

1. Masters of Pharmacy Degree
2. Registered member of General Pharmaceutical Council
3. Independent prescribing qualification or must work towards
4. Evidence of postgraduate training and professional development in clinical pharmacy practice e.g. Post Registration Foundation Framework/ 1st year clinical diploma
5. Relevant post registration experience in clinical pharmacy.
6. Ability to effectively monitor patients' therapeutic regimens in order to ensure effectiveness and reduce toxicity
7. Ability to work effectively as part of a team, in a pharmacy and multi-disciplinary environment.
8. Commitment to revalidation as per directions of General Pharmaceutical Council
9. Good verbal and written communication skills
10. Self-motivation
11. Participation in weekends and public holiday service
12. Participation in pharmacy emergency duty service
13. Willingness to contribute to the general working of the pharmacy department

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

It would be great if you also have

1. Continuing professional development as detailed by the General Pharmaceutical Council (mandatory)
2. Demonstrable experience in providing a clinical pharmacy service to a defined patient group
3. Experience in patient information/education
4. Experience in supervising staff
5. Proven project, practice research and audit skills
6. Ability to prioritise and organise workload

Contract type

Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 months. Full-time - part-time hours will be considered. 37 hours.

Please note if this is a part-time post the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in University Hospital Wishaw. The working pattern for this role Mon-Fri; 9:00-5:00.

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.

Looking to find out more?

If you're looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Kelly Baillie, Lead Cancer Pharmacist on or

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on

(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 Lanarkshire's 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 you're looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.