Job details
- Job reference: 249885
- Salary: Band 8A (£65,125 - £70,303)
- Job closing date: 19/06/2026
- Job Type: Other Therapeutic
- Location: Perth Prison
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 05/06/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Tayside
- Department: Pharmacy
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.
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.
Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity? Justice Healthcare (Prison Healthcare and Forensic Medical Service), are looking to recruit a forward-thinking Clinical Pharmacist to join this well-established service.
The post holder should hold or be willing to work towards an independent prescribing qualification and will lead direct patient facing prescribing clinics across the services.
The post holder will form part of the clinical leadership team within the service, developing and driving forward change to help deliver a person-centred Clinical Pharmacy Service that meets the needs of the patient population. The post offers a degree of flexibility across the week in a range of services with a challenging and constantly changing patient population.
In line with pharmacy service improvements the current job description is under review.
Informal enquiries to:
Dawn Wigley, Service Manager, Justice Healthcare dawn.wigley@nhs.scot
01738 458118
David Morrison, Head of Clinical Pharmacy Mental Health & Substance Use david.morrison1@nhs.scot 01738 562469 ext: 62469
Hours of work are: 36 hours per week over 5 days. Full & Part Time Hours Available.
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
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This advert is for Specialist Clinical Pharmacist with NHS Tayside in Dundee, North of Scotland, Scotland. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £65,125 - £70,303. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 19 Jun 2026.
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