Primary Care Mental Health Pharmacist
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- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- 30
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
NHS Borders is seeking a skilled and motivated pharmacist to join their Pharmacy team as a Primary Care Pharmacist with a focus on mental health prescribing. This role involves developing and delivering high-quality, person-centred medicines optimisation for people with mental health needs across primary care. You will work closely with GP practices and multidisciplinary teams to improve prescribing quality, reduce medicines-related harm, and support the safe use of psychotropic medicines. A key part of the role is leading prescribing safety and quality improvement aligned to Scottish National Therapeutic Indicators, including reviewing high-risk prescribing.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £52,845 – £61,466 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
258297
Salary:
Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
Job closing date:
15/09/2026
Job Type:
Other Therapeutic
Location:
Borders General Hospital
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
30
Job posted date:
02/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Borders
Department:
Pharmacy
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OUR VALUES IN ACTION
• Compassion • Kindness • Integrity • Teamwork • Excellence
NHS Borders is seeking a skilled, motivated and forward-thinking pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team as a Primary Care Pharmacist with a focus on mental health prescribing.
This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in developing and delivering high-quality, person-centred medicines optimisation for people with mental health needs across primary care. Working closely with GP practices, primary care mental health services, community pharmacy and wider multidisciplinary teams, you will help improve prescribing quality, reduce medicines-related harm, and support the safe and effective use of psychotropic medicines.
A central part of this role will be leading and supporting prescribing safety and quality improvement aligned to Scottish National Therapeutic Indicators. This includes reviewing high-risk prescribing, such as the mental health triple whammy, long-term benzodiazepine and
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