220877 - Practice Pharmacist

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Inverbervie Medical Practice is seeking a Practice Pharmacist to join their Multi-Disciplinary Team. The role involves various responsibilities, including medicines management and supporting GPs within a dynamic and supportive environment. This is an excellent opportunity for motivated Pharmacists aiming to enhance their clinical skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in Pharmacy is essential.
• GPhC registered and ideally an Independent Prescriber or willing to obtain.
• Previous Primary Care experience preferred but training provided.

Responsibilities

• Support GPs with medicines reconciliation, discharge letters, and prescription requests.
• Conduct polypharmacy reviews in care homes.
• Address medication queries.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Education

Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm/BPharm)

GPhC Registration

Independent Prescriber qualification

Tools

Vision Clinical System

Job description

Practice Pharmacist

Inverbervie Medical Practice has an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist with a background in hospital, Primary Care or Community Pharmacy to be part of an expanding Multi-Disciplinary Team within a GP Practice.

With the current national development of the GP Clinical Pharmacist role, this post will support our GP’s by undertaking a range of roles, including medicines reconciliation, discharge letters, acute and repeat prescription requests, undertaking polypharmacy reviews in care homes and medication queries.

Person Specification:

• Degree in Pharmacy, MPharm/BPharm
• GPhC Registered
• You will be expected to complete, if not already obtained, the Independent Prescriber (IP) qualification.
• You should have a sound clinical knowledge, good IT skills and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You should ideally have previous experience of working within Primary Care but this is not essential as training will be given.
• This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated Pharmacist with interest in increasing their clinical responsibility within a forward thinking and supportive practice.

• Band 7 Pay Scale (starting salary negotiable based upon previous experience)
• Hours per week (negotiable)
• Fully computerised paper-light using Vision Clinical System
• 6,000 patients
• 7GPs and 2 ANPs
• Training Practice

Please send CV and letter of application to:

Mrs. Lorna Grubb, Practice Manager, Inverbervie Medical Practice, Church Street, Inverbervie, DD10 0RU

E-mail: [e-mail]

Informal enquiries: Dr. Gillian Macleod, GP Partner

E-mail: [e-mail]

Closing Date: Friday 1^st August 2025.

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.