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Overview
WESTERN ISLES HOSPITAL, STORNOWAY, ISLE OF LEWIS, HS1 2AF
Bank Specialist Clinical Pharmacist
Band 7 £50,861 - £59,159 pro rata
Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,406 pro rata
This post is based at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis and offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced self-motivated pharmacist to help continue exciting work in developing a clinical and patient-focused clinical pharmacy service.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and highly motivated multidisciplinary team including a full range of healthcare professionals.
Responsibilities and role
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 a number of wards. There may also be opportunities to provide a clinical pharmacy service to the local hospice and remotely to the other two hospitals throughout the archipelago. The pharmacist team works closely with colleagues in Primary Care Pharmacy to enhance safe patient transition over boundaries of care. The service is using HEPMA across Western Isles Hospital and in Uist and Barra Hospital. There are other technology projects in the planning stage.
We are offering an opportunity to live and work in our beautiful and rural island community. You can enjoy outdoor and cultural activities such as kayaking, surfing, climbing, hill walking, diving as well as a wealth of traditional crafts and music related pursuits. There is an active social life around the island and the opportunity to join a variety of community-led groups and initiatives. We are also only a short journey from Glasgow, Inverness and Edinburgh by plane, with twice daily ferry sailing to Ullapool.
Qualifications and experience
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme).
Experience as a pharmacist and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team are desirable for this post.
Further information
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.
For an informal chat on the above posts and how it may suit you, please contact Dr Sue Price, Chief Pharmacist, Tel 01851 708140 or sue.price@nhs.scot.
The post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
Closing date: 26/09/2025
How to apply
Further information and applications can be found on the NHS Scotland vacancies site.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.
https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/
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