Senior Pharmacy Support Worker

Job details

• Job reference: 247428
• Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
• Job closing date: 09/08/2026
• Job Type: Other Therapeutic
• Location: Gilbert Bain Hospital
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 17/07/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Shetland
• Department: Pharmacy

Senior Pharmacy Support Worker (Ref: 247428)

Substantive

Full Time – 36 hours per week

Band 3 - Salary range £29,103 to £31,409 per annum

Distant Island Allowance of £2,578 per annum

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our pharmacy team as a Senior Pharmacy Support Worker (SPSW). The post holder will work alongside pharmacy technicians and pharmacists to ensure that medicines are provided safely and efficiently within the hospital, vaccination centre, and other NHS sites.

The SPSW fulfils a vital role within the dispensary, including receiving and distributing medicines, stock management, dispensing medicines, supporting the vaccine service, homecare, procurement, and providing a top-up service to wards and departments within the hospital. Other general duties include date checking, cleaning, and administrative tasks such as filing.

This post requires the post holder to have a SVQ in Pharmacy Services (SCQF Level 6). Applicants may be considered for a training post if they have three Standard Grades, or equivalent, including English, Mathematics, and at least one other subject. Previous hospital experience is desirable.

Rise to the challenge and enjoy the opportunity - Shetland is a wonderful place to live and work. Shetland offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, great leisure facilities, unique wildlife, and amazing scenery, whilst still being only a short flight from the UK mainland. To find out more about living and working in Shetland, visit www.shetland.org and/or https://www.shetland.org/life

You will be expected to comply with the Induction Standards and Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers within 3 months of commencing your role – details can be viewed on http://www.hcswtoolkit.nes.scot.nhs.uk/resources/hcsw-standards-and-codes/

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visas and Immigration Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For an informal discussion, please contact Cara Fraser, Dispensary Manager/Specialist Pharmacy Technician, or Wendy Mudie, Lead Pharmacy Technician.

Closing date: 09/08/26

Interview date: 20/08/26

*Please note that this is a local advertisement and that no relocation or interview expenses are applicable.

If you require assistance or encounter any technical issues with your application, please email support at https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home, including the vacancy reference number and “NHS Shetland” in the subject line, or call 0161 850 2004.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.