Job details
- Job reference: 253910
- Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
- Job closing date: 29/07/2026
- Job Type: Allied Health Professions
- Location: Western Isles Hospital
- Employment type: Staff Bank
- Hours Per Week: 0.25
- Job posted date: 15/07/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Western Isles
- Department: Pharmacy
Bank Specialist Clinical Pharmacist
Band 7 £52,845 - £61,466 pro rata
Plus, £1,461 Distant Islands Allowance pro rata
Bank contract
Are you a skilled and motivated pharmacist looking for flexible work that fits around your lifestyle? We are seeking enthusiastic Bank Band 7 Pharmacists to join our clinical pharmacy team and support safe, high‑quality patient care across our hospital services. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced pharmacists who want variety, autonomy, and the chance to work within a supportive multidisciplinary environment—without the commitment of a permanent rota. The Role as a Bank Band 7 Pharmacist, you will provide essential clinical pharmacy cover to meet service demands. You will work flexibly across inpatient areas, ensuring safe and effective use of medicines.
What the role entails:-
- Delivery of clinical pharmacy services to designated wards
- Carrying out medicines reconciliation and clinical screening
- Optimising therapy in collaboration with medical and nursing teams
- Supporting safe discharge planning
- Providing expert advice on medicines management
- Contributing to antimicrobial stewardship and high‑risk medicine monitoring
- Offering guidance and support to junior staff when needed
The offer
We are offering:-
- Flexible ad-hoc shifts to suit our needs and your availability
- Opportunities to gain experience across a range of clinical specialities
- Supportive pharmacy team culture
- Access to NHS pension (where applicable) and bank staff benefits
- This is an ideal opportunity for pharmacists looking for work-life balance or additional hours
The location
This is an opportunity to live and work in our beautiful and rural island community. You can enjoy amazing outdoor and cultural activities such as kayaking, surfing, climbing, hill walking, diving as well as a wealth of traditional crafts and music related pursuits. We are also only a short journey from Glasgow, Inverness and Edinburgh by plane, with twice daily ferry sailing to Ullapool.
For more information on living and working in the Western Isles visit the following sites: www.visithebrides.co.uk or www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk. Find NHS Western Isles on Facebook, Twitter @NHSWI.
For an informal chat on the above posts and how it may suit you, please contact Dr Sue Price, Chief Pharmacist, Tel 01851 708140 or sue.price@nhs.scot. The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.
Closing Date 29th July 2026
Bank Specialist Clinical Pharmacist
Band 7 £52,845 - £61,466 pro rata
Plus, £1,461 Distant Islands Allowance pro rata
Bank contract
Are you a skilled and motivated pharmacist looking for flexible work that fits around your lifestyle? We are seeking enthusiastic Bank Band 7 Pharmacists to join our clinical pharmacy team and support safe, high‑quality patient care across our hospital services. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced pharmacists who want variety, autonomy, and the chance to work within a supportive multidisciplinary environment—without the commitment of a permanent rota. The Role as a Bank Band 7 Pharmacist, you will provide essential clinical pharmacy cover to meet service demands. You will work flexibly across inpatient areas, ensuring safe and effective use of medicines.
What the role entails:-
- Delivery of clinical pharmacy services to designated wards
- Carrying out medicines reconciliation and clinical screening
- Optimising therapy in collaboration with medical and nursing teams
- Supporting safe discharge planning
- Providing expert advice on medicines management
- Contributing to antimicrobial stewardship and high‑risk medicine monitoring
- Offering guidance and support to junior staff when needed
The offer
We are offering:-
- Flexible ad-hoc shifts to suit our needs and your availability
- Opportunities to gain experience across a range of clinical specialities
- Supportive pharmacy team culture
- Access to NHS pension (where applicable) and bank staff benefits
- This is an ideal opportunity for pharmacists looking for work-life balance or additional hours
The location
This is an opportunity to live and work in our beautiful and rural island community. You can enjoy amazing outdoor and cultural activities such as kayaking, surfing, climbing, hill walking, diving as well as a wealth of traditional crafts and music related pursuits. We are also only a short journey from Glasgow, Inverness and Edinburgh by plane, with twice daily ferry sailing to Ullapool.
For more information on living and working in the Western Isles visit the following sites: www.visithebrides.co.uk or www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk. Find NHS Western Isles on Facebook, Twitter @NHSWI.
For an informal chat on the above posts and how it may suit you, please contact Dr Sue Price, Chief Pharmacist, Tel 01851 708140 or sue.price@nhs.scot. The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.
Closing Date 29th July 2026
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