260987 Specialist Pharmacist

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NHS Lothian Pharmacy & Medicines Service
Edinburgh Cancer Centre - Western General Hospital
(including weekend, on-call and public holiday rota commitments)

Join our dedicated Pharmacy & Medicines team and play a key role in delivering high-quality cancer care services within NHS Lothian. Due to internal promotions within our existing team, we have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic pharmacists to contribute to the delivery of innovative treatments, clinical trials, and service development in a dynamic healthcare setting.

The Edinburgh Cancer Centre (ECC) provides specialist cancer services for the Southeast of Scotland Cancer Network, treating oncology and haematology patients across day-case, outpatient, and inpatient settings. As a specialist tertiary referral centre, ECC also supports a teenage and young adult unit and has a broad research portfolio, participating in a wide range of cancer clinical trials.

As part of our supportive pharmacy team, you will be involved in:

• Delivering high-quality pharmacy services to cancer patients.
• Providing clinical pharmacy support in haematology and oncology inpatient, day-case, and outpatient areas.
• Rotations through Homecare services and supporting the Chemo Care (Chemotherapy Electronic Prescribing and Administration System) team.
• Contributing to service improvement projects and personal development initiatives, such as independent prescribing roles.
• Support and develop other members of the pharmacy team.

We are committed to fostering an environment where our pharmacy team members can flourish, develop, and make the best use of their skills. With new treatments on the horizon, including clinical trials, this is an exciting time to join our team. We provide extensive training opportunities and career progression pathways, making this an excellent role for a rotational pharmacist or a specialist pharmacist looking to expand their clinical portfolio.

• A Master of Pharmacy Degree (or equivalent).
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Completion of or have equivalent competence mapped to the Post Registration Foundation Pharmacist Framework (for more please refer to our recruitment guide for mapping post‑registration foundation programme equivalence).

• Experience in a patient-focused environment, using knowledge and skills to improve patient care and promote optimal outcomes from medicines.
• Ideally, experience in influencing prescribing within a secondary care environment.
• Cancer experience is desirable but not essential, as relevant training will be fully supported.
• A strong alignment with NHS Lothian’s values and a willingness to contribute to our dynamic team.

At NHS Lothian, we are committed to fostering equality, diversity, and inclusion in our workforce. Serving a population of 900,000, we are the second-largest health system in Scotland and home to one of its four teaching boards. Join a dynamic…