Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Homeless Outreach

Job title:

Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Homeless Outreach

Company

NHS Scotland

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.A unique opportunity to play a key role in Scotland’s (and Pharmacy’s) first definitive randomised controlled trial of Pharmacist – third sector homeless worker outreach intervention for people experiencing homelessness, and street drug use with previous criminal justice encounters.You will be an independent prescriber, with street sense, empathy, and can work as part of the Mental Health & Substance Use team and with Parish Nursing (Based in the Steeple Church in Dundee providing support for people experiencing homelessness).You should have the ability to tackle health and social inequalities in a holistic way, on outreach in Dundee streets, temporary accommodation and third sector drop-in centres. You will be confident in prescribing for people with multi-morbidities including problem poly substance use, in collaboration with GPs, and the wider Pharmacy team. Training in the main therapeutic areas involved in homelessness and inclusion health populations, will be provided and all outreach work will be supported by an outreach worker employed by the Parish Nursing team.You will also become an integral part of a multicentre research team (NHS Tayside, Ayrshire and Arran, Lothian & Grampian) and contribute to research outputs e.g. publication of findings and have an opportunity to present findings at diverse fora. You will have an opportunity to deliver teaching and learning events to a wide selection of health and social care professionals, linked to the University of Edinburgh Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion Health.Informal enquiries to: David Morrison, Head of Clinical Pharmacy, Mental Health and Substance Use, david.morrison1@nhs.scotInternal Applicants – Written approval must be sought from your line manager prior to applying for this secondment. You will be required to bring this if shortlisted for interview.Hours of work are: 30 hours per week over 7 days. Fixed Term/Secondment for 14 Months.Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

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Location

Dundee

Job date

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 04:28:06 GMT

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