University Hospital Wishaw
The Role
NHS Lanarkshire are looking to recruit a highly motivated expert pharmacy practitioner to be the Lead Clinical Pharmacist / Deputy Head of Pharmacy (0.5wte) due to retiral of the current post holder. This position will lead, manage and develop an exceptional team of specialist and highly specialist clinical pharmacists. You will lead, develop, deliver and evaluate pharmacy clinical services to the patient population within University Hospital Wishaw, NHS Lanarkshire.
The post holder will provide highly specialist and complex expert pharmaceutical advice liaising with the UHW Management Team, Director of Pharmacy and Hospital Pharmacy Managers and will work collaboratively with senior medical staff, the multidisciplinary and hospital management teams to improve and develop the pharmaceutical service to UHW patients.
Participation in regional and national working is expected along with other specialist pharmacy groups such as UKCPA, NAPS and the post holder is required to facilitate the development of best practice and evidence based guidelines to support the treatment of patients. The post holder will also be expected to lead on service developments within pharmacy across NHSL working closely with the other Heads of Pharmacy
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
1. Masters of Pharmacy Degree
2. Member General Pharmaceutical Council
3. Demonstrable evidence of clinical knowledge / service provision and development.
4. Post Graduate degree/diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or Management.
5. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development / management training.
6. Minimum 8 years post registration clinical pharmacy experience.
7. Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice.
8. Can delegate authority appropriately.
9. The ability to evaluate service quality.
It would be great if you also have
10. Post registration hospital experience.
11. Experience in delivering clinical services to specialist patients.
12. Experience in managing staff and delegating authority appropriately.
13. Independent Prescribing qualification
14. A driving licence is required, this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
Contract type
Fixed Term (1 Year, April 2026 to March 2027)
Part Time
18.5 Hours
Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Please note this is a 1 Year fixed term post. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Location
This role will be based in Pharmacy within University Hospital Wishaw.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If youre looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Gail Richardson Head of Pharmacy University Hospital Wishaw 01698 366192 and Rona Honnet Deputy Head of Pharmacy @ 01698 366194 / 01698 361100 ext 8667.
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Heather Lamont, Recruitment Administrator on @
(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshires benefits include:
15. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
16. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
17. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
18. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
19. Occupational health services
20. Employee counselling services
21. Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If youre looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talentregardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure childrens settings.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
Right to Work within the UK
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at .
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.
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