252026 (AP) Specialist Pharmacist

About the role

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to join a passionate team of pharmacists delivering specialist clinical pharmacy services across a diverse range of surgical specialties, including General Surgery, Critical Care, Orthopaedics and Reproductive Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Participate in shaping the clinical pharmacy service delivery across surgical specialities and aseptic unit.
• Deputise for the aseptic services manager, gaining valuable leadership experience within technical services.
• Grow and thrive with opportunities to deepen specialist knowledge and develop key skills in service innovation, staff leadership, education and training.
• Contribute meaningfully to patient care in a highly collaborative, cross-professional environment.

Requirements

• Master of Pharmacy Degree (or equivalent).
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Completed training or equivalent competence mapped to the RPS Post-Registration Foundation Pharmacist Curriculum.

Qualifications and Experience

• A highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist with a passion for delivering exceptional clinical care.

Skills and Attributes

• Experience in proactively influencing prescribing, using clinical knowledge to optimise patient care.
• A strong patient-focused approach, with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, enabling effective decision-making in a surgical setting.
• A proactive attitude, with a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Support and develop other members of the pharmacy team.

Benefits

When you join us, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking service that values professional growth and high-quality patient care. You will benefit from:

• Specialist experience in various specialities, working in one of Scotland’s leading teaching hospitals.
• A collaborative and supportive team, where pharmacists are embedded in multidisciplinary care and have an established non-medical prescribing role.
• Opportunities for career progression, including developing advanced clinical and prescribing skills.

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. Join a dynamic organisation that values innovation, research, and excellence in healthcare delivery.

Pay and Schedule

Effective 1st April 2026, 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.