Clinical Pharmacist - Aseptic
Job reference: 260034
Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
Job closing date: 28/10/2026
Job Type: Other Therapeutic
Location: University Hospital Monklands
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 28.8
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
Department: Pharmacy

About The Organisation
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.

The Role
To provide a safe and effective patient focused specialist clinical pharmacy service to a specified patient group(s) supporting medicines governance and quality improvement activities within specialist area(s) to ensure safe, effective and patient-centred systems in place.

In this key role, you will:

• To deliver patient-centred specialist pharmaceutical care to patients in specified clinical area(s).
• To communicate effectively, placing the person at the centre of any interaction.
• To deliver specialist clinical care to patients by assessment of their pharmaceutical care needs and developing and actioning a care plan.
• To identify own training needs and participate in education and training programmes to develop skills as part of a commitment to continuing education and CPD.
• To promote pharmacy services and develop the profession.
• To undertake and participate in research or audit within own area of specialist clinical practice.

What You'll Bring:

• Masters of Pharmacy Degree
• Registered member of General Pharmaceutical Council
• Independent prescribing qualification or must work towards
• Evidence of postgraduate training and professional development in clinical pharmacy practice e.g. Post Registration Foundation Framework/ 1st year clinical diploma
• Relevant post registration experience in clinical pharmacy.

What we Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless 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 children's settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Emma McFarlane, Interim Head of Pharmacy via emma.mcfarlane@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on nicole.hetherington@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Supporting Documents
Job Description and Person Specification available via the application link. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.