Senior Pharmacist - Renal Disease

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Pharmacist - Renal Disease based at University Hospital Crosshouse. This post is offered on a permanent.

36.00 hours per week.

In accordance with AFC terms and conditions you may be required to work over 7 days and/or an extended working day. You will be required to participate in departmental rotas including weekends and extended hours. Job share will be considered for this post.

A UK driving licence is essential for this role.

You will join our well-established renal pharmacy team to provide pharmaceutical care to renal patients across both inpatient and outpatient settings. The team provides clinical pharmacy services to renal inpatients, including renal high-dependency patients; patients attending the renal dialysis units and outpatients. You will work as an independent prescriber within this specialty managing your own caseload of patients in areas such as anaemia and polycystic kidney disease.

A clinical pharmacy service is provided to patients attending the renal unit at University Hospital Ayr and so travel within acute sites within NHS Ayrshire & Arran will be required.

You must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Applicants should be working towards credentialing against the RCP Core Advanced Curriculum or provide demonstrable evidence of clinical knowledge equivalent to that level.

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It is essential that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting your application form. NHS Ayrshire & Arran may be able to offer visa sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria.

When considering if a post meets the salary threshold for sponsorship, please note the salary advertised is based on a full-time contract and must be pro‑rated for part‑time positions. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case‑by‑case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre‑employment checks.

If you want to find out more about the role, please contact Permjit Kaur Singh, Senior Renal pharmacist ( ) or Lyn Kelly, Principal Pharmacist Clinical Services ( )