NHS Scotland
Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (2 posts)
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Specialist Clinical Pharmacist
Band 7 £52,845 - £61,466 per annum
Plus £1,461 and Distant Islands Allowance per annum
Permanent
36 hours per week
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and highly motivated multidisciplinary team including a full range of healthcare professionals Due to internal transfer we now can recruit two band 7 specialist clinical pharmacists to join our growing team in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
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These posts are based at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway and offer an excellent opportunity for experienced and self-motivated pharmacists to help continue exciting work in developing a clinical and patient focussed pharmacy service. The post-holder will be one of a team of pharmacists and technicians working at this hospital and will be responsible for the clinical pharmacy service to several wards. There are no shortages of professional development opportunities as our Pharmacy team is leading on a few new projects! The chosen candidate may also have opportunities to get involved in providing a clinical pharmacy service to the local hospice and remotely to the other two hospitals throughout the archipelago. The pharmacist team work closely with colleagues in Primary Care Pharmacy to enhance safe patient transition over boundaries of care. We are also engaged in a novel ‘Front Door Service’ and support Hospital at Home.
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The service is using HEPMA (electronic prescribing and medicines administration) across Western Isles Hospital (Lewis), in Uist and Barra Hospital (Benbecula) and St Brendans Hospital (Barra). We are also in the process of installing Omnicell medicines vending machines at several strategic locations. In addition to this we have a capital project for a dispensary refit to ensure that we can work effectively into the future with a modern updated facility.
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We are offering an opportunity to live and work in our beautiful and rural island community. You can enjoy amazing outdoor and cultural activities such as kayaking, surfing, climbing, hill walking, diving as well as a wealth of traditional crafts and music related pursuits
For an informal chat on the above posts contact Dr Sue Price, Chief Pharmacist, Tel 01851 708140 or sue.price@nhs.scot.
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.
If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.
Closing Date: 03/07/2026
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