Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Mental Health

Introduction

Are you a passionate and experienced clinical pharmacist looking to step into a senior role where your expertise can truly make a difference? At NHS Forth Valley, we are excited to welcome a new Senior Clinical Pharmacist to our Mental Health Specialties team at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone eager to shape and deliver outstanding pharmacy services within a supportive and innovative environment. Whether you're seeking a part-time schedule that suits your work-life balance, we warmly invite you to consider joining our team on a permanent basis.

About the Role

As a Senior Clinical Pharmacist in our mental health specialties, you will play a key role in leading, developing, and evaluating advanced clinical pharmacy services for a diverse patient population—including adults, older people, those in forensic settings, and individuals with learning disabilities. Working in close partnership with our Lead Pharmacist, you will champion the delivery of safe, effective, and person-centred pharmaceutical care in both acute hospital and community settings. Your expertise will be valued as you resolve complex medication issues, conduct medication reviews, and support safe prescribing practices, with opportunities to develop your skills as a pharmacist prescriber. Collaboration is at the heart of our approach. You will work alongside dedicated medical, nursing, and allied health professionals, as well as community pharmacy colleagues, ensuring seamless transitions of care for our patients and fostering a spirit of teamwork within the multidisciplinary team.

What We Offer

We are committed to helping you thrive from day one, offering a comprehensive induction program designed to support your transition into your new role and team. Ongoing professional development is a cornerstone of our culture; you’ll have access to continuous training and CPD. Our workplace is friendly, positive, and deeply collaborative, with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to innovation and best practice in mental health care.

About You

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring a Masters of Pharmacy (or equivalent), be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional growth. Significant experience of working with patients with a mental health diagnosis and/or learning disabilities is essential. You’ll be known for your strong clinical skills, excellent communication, and natural leadership abilities, as well as your capacity to work both independently and as a valued member of our team. If you have experience as a pharmacist prescriber or hold postgraduate qualifications related to mental health pharmacy, that’s a wonderful bonus, but genuine enthusiasm and dedication to high-quality care are what matters most.

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Join Us

If you’re passionate about mental health, committed to clinical excellence, and eager to make a real impact within a welcoming, supportive team, we would love to hear from you. For more information or to discuss the role in confidence, please reach out to Neil Cassells, Lead Pharmacist for Mental Health Specialties, at cassellsn@nhs.scot. We look forward to welcoming you to our team and supporting you in your next career adventure!

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. If you are currently working in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, transitional arrangements may apply. Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks. For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance.

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NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.