PS261180 - Specialist Pharmacist

NHS Scotland; Elgin; Remote; GBP 31,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Key Worker Housing Support

Job summary

Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin, Moray, is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist (Band 6/7) to join the Pharmacy Department on a full-time, permanent basis. The role includes training pathways, with Band 6 during foundation credentialing and progression to Band 7 upon registration completion.

You’ll work as an independent practitioner within an integrated pharmacy service, supporting medicines management, acute and surgical specialties, and patient discharge while receiving senior support.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Post-registration experience (Band 7) desirable.
• Strong clinical pharmacy skills across hospital settings.
• Motivated, adaptable and dependable; able to work under pressure and communicate with health professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy input to individual patients, review medicines on admission, monitor treatment and support discharge.
• Contribute to medicines management, prescribing policies, clinical guidelines, audit, research, teaching and training.
• You’ll learn from senior pharmacists and contribute to an integrated Pharmacy Service.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medicine safety

Medication review

Patient counseling

Interprofessional teamwork

Teaching and training

Policy & guidelines

Education

GPhC registration

Foundation training

Job description

Looking for a breath of fresh air?

If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your clinical expertise, work as part of a supportive team and enjoy a great quality of life, Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin could be the place for you.

We’re looking for a Clinical Pharmacist at Band 6 or Band 7 to join our Pharmacy Department. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, with the potential for the post to be split between multiple post holders.

A role where every day is different

Our clinical pharmacists provide high-quality pharmaceutical care across a wide range of specialties. You’ll have the opportunity to use and develop your clinical skills in settings including acute medicine, general surgery and orthopaedics, working alongside other members of the multi professional team to ensure patients receive safe, effective and appropriate medicines.

You’ll provide clinical pharmacy input to individual patients, review medicines on admission, monitor treatment throughout a patient’s stay, support safe discharge and provide advice to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

You’ll also contribute to medicines management, prescribing policies, clinical guidelines, audit, research, teaching and training. Allowing you to make a real contribution to the quality and safety of patient care.

Develop your career with us

We provide a supportive learning environment where you can further develop your clinical skills and work towards your Royal College of Pharmacy Advanced Portfolio.

If you join us at Band 6, the post is a training post. You’ll be employed under Annex 21 of the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and paid at Band 6 during your training period while you complete post-registration foundation pharmacist credentialing. Once you have achieved this, you’ll move to Band 7. The expected timescales for achieving these will be agreed with you and communicated in writing by your Line Manager.

You’ll work as an independent practitioner, supported by experienced senior pharmacists, with opportunities to learn from and contribute to a wide-ranging, integrated Pharmacy Service.

More than just a job

Dr Gray’s Hospital is in Elgin, Moray, between the coast of the Moray Firth and the mountains of the Highlands and Cairngorm National Park.

Moray offers an excellent quality of life, with mountain sports, world-class fishing and golf, and some of Scotland’s finest whisky all on your doorstep. With beautiful surroundings, its own sheltered microclimate and superb schools, it’s a wonderful place to live as well as work.

And when you’re at work, you’ll be part of a team where no two days are the same, with the chance to develop your skills while providing high-quality pharmaceutical care.

No on-call.

Could this be your next move?

We’re looking for a pharmacist with full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, relevant post-registration experience (for Band 7) and strong clinical pharmacy skills. Previous hospital pharmacy experience is desirable but not essential.

You’ll need to be motivated, adaptable and dependable, with the ability to work under pressure, communicate effectively with a range of healthcare professionals and provide a professional and empathetic service to patients and carers.

If you enjoy working collaboratively, want to build your clinical experience and are looking for a role in a beautiful part of Scotland, we’d love to hear from you.

Want to know more? Informal enquiries are welcome. Contact Lesley Giblin, Lead Pharmacist, on 01343 567253.

If you would like to find out more about working and living in Moray please visit this page: Moray Recruitment | Living and Working for NHS Scotland in Moray & Grampian (wishyouworkedhere.scot)

Key Worker Housing Support

Moray Council are offering temporary accommodation for key workers moving to Moray to support recruitment in the public sector, including NHS roles. This opportunity is designed to help individuals who are unable to secure housing locally while starting their new job.

Applicants must be filling a public sector role such as NHS healthcare professionals eg Consultants, Nurses, Physiotherapists where local skills shortages exist.

You must be moving to Moray from outside the area and must be willing to accept a Short Scottish Secure Tenancy (SSST), which is a temporary housing arrangement.

Key worker points will be awarded based on employer confirmation of recruitment need, and housing will be provided for a minimum of six months, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months. This accommodation option allows applicants time to secure permanent housing while addressing local recruitment challenges.

Successful applicants, if interested, are required to submit an application for housing using Moray Council’s online portal: https://online.moray.gov.uk/ords/houlive_selfserv/f?p=13000:101.

Please ensure that the address you provide on your application form is your current place of residence for your present workplace, and that your identification confirms this address.

As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at [e-mail].