Aberdeenshire H&SCP
Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership
Advanced Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist Band 8A
Banff & Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire base to be agreed at interview.
(Some remote working can be considered)
Hours: 29.6hours per week (0.8wte) - part time (minimum 22.2 hours)
Banff & Fraserburgh cluster Fraserburgh, Macduff, Portsoy GP practices and Chalmers community hospital (Banff) and Fraserburgh community hospital
We are looking for enthusiastic experienced pharmacist(s) to join the pharmacy team within the Banff & Fraserburgh area of Aberdeenshire, 29.6 hours per week are available; minimum of 22.2 hours per week may be considered.
As part of the Aberdeenshire Pharmacy Team you will be expected to lead, oversee and develop the pharmacy service to GP practices and Community Hospitals including: medication/polypharmacy reviews/clinics utilising independent prescribing; medicines reconciliation; actioning hospital discharge letters, actioning acute and repeat prescription requests; providing prescribing advice to any member of the health care team; reviewing prescribing data; undertaking audit; answering ad-hoc queries; attending multi-disciplinary team meetings; supporting social care colleagues with medication-related issues in care at home services. In addition you will have a role in supervising and training other members of the HSCP pharmacy team, including supervision of undergraduate student placements.
All candidates must have a degree in Pharmacy and be on the practicing register of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC); have an Independent Prescribing qualification and a relevant postgraduate pharmacy qualification (minimum diploma level)/professional accreditations or demonstration of acquisition of equivalent knowledge through significant post qualification experience; extensive clinical knowledge; good IT skills; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; be a car driver and have access to a car. For any queries about this post, we would encourage any prospective applicants to make informal enquiries to one of the Lead Pharmacists: Birgit Teismann n1@07773 069550 Claire Douglas 2@Elaine Neil @07772 581031
Closing date for applications Monday 5th January 2026
Interviews will be held on Thursday 15th and/or Friday 16th January 2026 and by arrangement if needed.
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.
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