Clinical Pharmacist (Acute and Specialist Services)
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- Band
- Band 8
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 26/08/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a senior pharmacist role focusing on acute and specialist services within NHS Shetland. The post involves direct patient care, service improvement, medicines governance, and education. It offers an opportunity to practice at an advanced clinical level in a remote and rural setting, contributing to clinical leadership and service development. The role requires an experienced pharmacist with independent prescribing registration and significant acute hospital experience.
Useful to know
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:
253144
Salary:
Band 8A (£65,125 - £70,303)
Job closing date:
20/09/2026
Job Type:
Other Therapeutic
Location:
Gilbert Bain Hospital
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
26/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Shetland
Department:
Pharmacy
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Clinical Pharmacist (Acute and Specialist Services) (Ref: 253144)
Substantive
Full-Time – 36 hours per week
Band 8A Salary Range - £65,125 to £70,303 per annum
Distant Island Allowance of £2,578 per annum
Relocation Assistance of up to £8000 available
A rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated pharmacist to join NHS Shetland as an Advanced Pharmacist within Acute and Specialist Services.
This is a substantive senior pharmacist role for someone who can practice at advanced clinical levels, while contributing to clinical leadership, service development, education, medicines governance and quality improvement activities within a supportive remote and rural healthcare setting.
Practicing as a pharmacist in Shetland is exciting as it offers the opportunity for people to work within broad advanced roles, with a defined portfolio that connects well with local population need and your own personal development planning. Initially, this will
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