Senior Pharmacist

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non‑clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.The shift pattern for this post is 29.6 hours per week, Four out of seven days. Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.This exciting role will involve working with GPs and the primary care multidisciplinary teams to improve medicines management and deliver excellent patient care. This role will support delivery of the pharmacotherapy service as part of the GP practice GMS contract, support safe and cost‑effective prescribing, and will provide an important function in supporting patients with their medicines via medication reviews to improve patient care. This patient‑facing role will involve taking on a prescribing role and developing your own clinical caseload in line with Achieving Excellence strategy objectives. Applicants should be qualified independent prescribers or be prepared to work towards this qualification. Your role will be to work as a member of the NHS GGC Pharmacy team. The objectives of the team are to improve the safety, quality and cost effectiveness of prescribing and medicines use for patients across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. You will work closely with GPs, other practice staff, community pharmacists, care home staff, members of the primary healthcare team and central team colleagues in supporting the development and application of high quality, safe, cost‑effective, rational and evidence‑based prescribing in the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).You will work within GP practices, care homes and other healthcare settings to provide individualised clinical care to patients, through medication review and polypharmacy clinics, to improve the safety and effectiveness of their medicines, prescribing where appropriate. You should have a sound clinical knowledge, good IT skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team. You will work on joint projects/initiatives within the HSCP as required and promote awareness of prescribing management issues.You must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and be able to demonstrate a commitment to Continuing Professional Development. You must have significant post‑registration experience. You will be required to travel between GP practices to carry out the duties of this post. Experience of directly working with primary care teams and knowledge of GP systems would be advantageous. This post requires PVG Scheme Membership/Disclosure Scotland Check.Minimum requirementsMasters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalentRegistrant with the General Pharmaceutical CouncilIndependent prescriber or working towardsRelevant post‑registration experienceInformal contact: Margaret Maskrey, HSCP Lead Pharmacist, On 01475 506144, or email margaret.maskrey2@nhs.scotPlease be advised that, effective 1 April 2026, the full‑time working hours for all Agenda for Change posts will be reduced to 36 hours.Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidatesDue to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde‑ NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.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.For application portal/log‑in issues, please contact Jobtrain support hub in the first instance. #J-18808-Ljbffr