Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, Renal

Do you want to be at the forefront of transforming clinical pharmacy? Do you want to work with a dynamic, supportive and friendly team?

The NHS Fife Pharmacy and Medicines Directorate provides an integrated service to a population of approximately 380,000 people, with a team of around 300 Pharmacy staff, including Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Support Workers, Nurses, and Administrators. We pride ourselves on being a vibrant, welcoming and friendly team, that is made up of hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals who work towards a common goal of putting our patients at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to our staffs experience and development and ensuring both our staff and patients experience the same compassion and empathy. The team work across Acute and Community hospital sites, General Practices, Mental Health services, and a range of specialist teams. Partnership working is at the core of our values, and we work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including our Community Pharmacy colleagues, to deliver the highest quality care for everyone in Fife.

As the Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, you will work closely with the Senior Clinical Pharmacist and renal multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, appropriate and clinically effective use of medicines. This would include communicating highly complex information relating to medicines with clinicians, nurses, non-medical prescribers, carers and patients, as well as implementation and monitoring of clinical pathways for treatments, including review of treatments in line with national guidance. You will assist in the management of patients with acute and / or deteriorating conditions as well as those in the dialysis units and outpatient settings, ideally working as an independent prescriber with a defined patient case-load and attending ward rounds to maximise the pharmaceutical input into patient care.

You will also have the opportunity to develop advanced clinical skills in renal medicine, including immunosuppressant management, therapeutic drug monitoring, and dose optimisation for complex renal patients. This role offers involvement in service development, audit, and research projects, contributing to innovation and best practice across NHS Scotland's strong renal pharmacy network. You will contribute to the management of the pharmacy service to the medical specialties, ensuring optimum pharmaceutical care on admission, transfer or discharge and contribute to all aspects of clinical governance, education and training, medicine efficiencies, clinical risk and audit. We actively support professional development through NES programmes, independent prescribing training, and advanced practice pathways. You will also play a key role in teaching and mentoring foundation pharmacists and trainees, as well as sharing expertise within the wider multidisciplinary team.

We're looking for someone who brings energy and passion to the role; a dynamic, enthusiastic, compassionate pharmacist who is excited to help shape the future of our service. If you have a proven track record of service development and thrive on driving improvement, we want to hear from you You'll be self-motivated, confident working independently, and equally comfortable collaborating within our pharmacy team and the wider multidisciplinary network. Our ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, able to build strong positive relationships with colleagues and other healthcare professionals. Experience in a clinical environment and a non-medical prescribing qualification is desirable.

This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a specialist service, develop advanced clinical skills in a rewarding area, and contribute to improving patient care across NHS Fife.

Fife has something to offer everyone and getting to and around Fife is simple, with excellent public transport links from around the UK. This fabulous region is not far from Scotland's major cities, with Edinburgh just to the south, Dundee and Perth to the north, and Glasgow to the south west. But don't just take our word for it, why not come for a visit, have a chat and see our wonderful team in action

Please refer to the job pack for details on the role.

For further information or to arrange a visit please contact Briana MacKerron / ext 28317 via VHK switchboard on or John Brown )

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

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We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and 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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