236320 (AJM) - Specialist Pharmacist
NHS Lothian
NHS Lothian Pharmacy & Medicines Service
Findlay Community Hospital / Ferryfield Community Hospital
(On‑call rota and public holidays commitment included)
Please note: As this post is part‑time, the salary will be pro‑rata.
About The Role
This is a semi‑autonomous pharmacist role. You will be the dedicated pharmacist based at Findlay Community Hospital while also providing pharmacy cover for Ferryfield Community Hospital, delivering high‑quality clinical pharmacy services to patients undergoing rehabilitation.
You will work independently as part of the multidisciplinary team and will have close alignment with the wider clinical pharmacy team at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital and across NHS Lothian, ensuring strong professional support and development.
Findlay Community Hospital comprises two wards: Ward 1 provides Hospital‑Based Complex Clinical Care focused on older adults with advanced dementia, while Ward 2 offers Intermediate Care Facility beds for elderly adults with mobility impairments and various co‑morbidities. Ferryfield Community Hospital similarly provides complex clinical care across its two wards, with Ward 1 focusing on functional psychiatry and Ward 2 on psychiatry of old age.
Your Key Responsibilities Will Include
* Providing patient‑centred pharmaceutical care, including medicines reconciliation, clinical review, and seamless care planning.
* Optimising medicines use through the systematic identification and resolution of pharmaceutical care issues.
* Collaborating closely within the multidisciplinary team, where pharmacy is a highly valued contributor to patient outcomes.
* Delivering medicines information and patient counselling, ensuring safe and effective medication use post‑discharge.
* Contributing to service development, shaping the future of rehabilitation pharmacy services within NHS Lothian.
Why Join Us?
* A highly autonomous role where you will be a core decision‑maker in the multidisciplinary team, with the freedom to lead pharmaceutical care for rehabilitation patients.
* Strong professional support through close working relationships with the wider NHS Lothian clinical pharmacy team.
* A chance to develop specialist skills in rehabilitation pharmacy, an area where expert medication management is crucial to patient recovery.
* Ongoing training and development, including opportunities to enhance your leadership and prescribing skills.
About You
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist with a passion for delivering high‑quality pharmaceutical care.
Essential Qualifications And Experience
* A Master of Pharmacy Degree (or equivalent).
* Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
* Completion of, or equivalent competence mapped to, appropriate pharmaceutical practice requirements.
* Experience of proactively influencing prescribing to improve patient care and optimise medication use.
Skills And Attributes
* A commitment to patient‑centred care, with experience working in environments that focus on improving health outcomes.
* Strong communication and collaboration skills, enabling effective integration within multidisciplinary teams.
* The ability to work both independently and within a larger pharmacy network, ensuring safe and effective medicines management for complex rehabilitation patients.
* A proactive approach to service improvement and a desire to contribute to the future development of clinical pharmacy services.
If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role where you can shape pharmacy services in rehabilitation care, we would love to hear from you.
About NHS Lothian
At NHS Lothian, we are committed to fostering equality, diversity, and inclusion in our workforce. Serving a population of 900,000, we are the second‑largest health system in Scotland and home to one of its four teaching boards.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
For further information on what is included in the role and the skills/experience we’re looking for, please refer to the job description and person specification linked below. However, we understand that there’s only so much a job pack can convey. If you’d like to learn more about this exciting role, the team you’ll be joining, or the opportunities available, we encourage you to get in touch with the hiring manager. This is a great chance to have an informal discussion, ask questions, and explore how this role aligns with your career goals. The service will also consider flexible working where it can be accommodated.
For Further Information Please Contact The Following
Phillip Leung, Specialist Pharmacist, Ellen’s Glen Hospital
Karen Reid, Lead Pharmacist, Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full‑time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part‑time hours will be reduced pro‑rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a “regulated role”, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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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