Raigmore Hospital
Fixed term / Secondment to 21/09/2026 (maternity cover)
This is an innovative collaborative post between the Pharmacy Department, Raigmore Hospital and the Highland and Islands Pharmacy Education and Research (HIPER). We are looking for enthusiastic, caring and motivated pharmacists with an interest in the design, development and delivery of Education and Training in acute care. The role will be split 0.4WTE Education & Training / 0.6WTE Clinical
Within the post you will have the opportunity to:
1. Lead for the development and delivery of the foundation and post registration foundation training programmes for pharmacists across secondary care sites in the Highlands and Islands. The majority of trainees in acute services in the HIPER area are based at Raigmore Hospital.
2. Lead on the development, coordination and delivery of the educational governance agenda for these programmes across the HIPER area which includes NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland and NHS Western Isles.
3. Provide an advanced clinical pharmacy services to a patient group within either the Medical or Surgical team at Raigmore Hospital. There is some flexibility on which clinical area depending on the clinical experience and skills of the pharmacist. We will work with you to find a good fit for you and the service.
You should have completed foundation training / VTE2 in a hospital setting and have significant clinical experience working at Advanced Level as a prescriber (including formal postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or equivalent). Experience and a love of teaching is essential.
You should be an excellent communicator who has the ability to build good relationships and work through challenges collaboratively with the team.
You will be required to participate in an on-call rota (currently 1 in 25) and occasional weekend working and public holidays.
Informal enquiries to Gordon Rushworth, Director of Pharmacy Education and Research or on 01463 255036, or Rhona Gunn, Associate Director of Pharmacy (Acute) @.
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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