Advanced Clinical Pharmacist
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- Band
- Band 8
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- 36
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
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Role summary
NHS Lothian is recruiting an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to be based at Pennywell All Care Centre in Edinburgh. This role involves contributing to strategic and operational planning for clinically and cost-effective prescribing across Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and NHS Lothian. The successful candidate will lead, plan, organise, and deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service, ensuring high-quality pharmaceutical care for patients. They will also lead the development of the specialist clinical pharmacy team and service within the area.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 8 at £53,755 – £60,504 a year, across England.
This advert: £65,125 – £70,303 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
257183
Salary:
Band 8A (£65,125 - £70,303)
Job closing date:
02/09/2026
Job Type:
Other Therapeutic
Location:
Pennywell All Care Centre
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
19/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Lothian
Department:
Pharmacy
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NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist based at Pennywell All Care Centre, Edinburgh.
The successful candidate will contribute to strategic and operational planning, particularly with regard to clinically and cost effective prescribing, across Health and Social Care Partnership HSCP and NHS Lothian to ensure the delivery of high quality pharmaceutical care to patients.
To lead, plan, organise and deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service within the agreed standard of pharmaceutical care for identified patient population, safely, effectively and within the defined limits of responsibility, resources and activity.
To lead the development of the specialist clinical pharmacy team and service across the service area in line with established guidelines and standards.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or
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