Specialist Pharmacist

Aberdeenshire H&SCP

Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership

Specialist Pharmacist Primary Care
- Band 7

We have an opportunity available within Aberdeenshire Formartine cluster covering GP practices & Community Hospital in Turriff, Ellon, Haddo, Fyvie-Oldmedrum

Full time 36h, part time (min 3 days, 21.6h/week will be considered)

Monday Friday

We have an exciting opportunity for a registered pharmacist to join the Pharmacotherapy teams working across Aberdeenshire. The post holder will join a team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and be key to the ongoing provision of the pharmacotherapy service and promoting quality, cost-effective prescribing of medicines.

The post holder will support GP practices and community hospitals, covering all aspects of medicines management in line with local and national guidelines.

You may have a community or hospital pharmacy background. Good communication, interpersonal and time management skills are essential.

Experience of working within Primary Care, medicines management and audit would be an advantage .

Independent Prescriber qualification would be an advantage .

The post will include onsite working in GP Practices and / or remote working from an agreed base within the HSCP cluster area options can be discussed with one of the Lead Pharmacists and we encourage this ahead of applying.

A full driving licence essential.

Closing date for applications on Sunday 23 rd August 2026

Interviews will take place on
Thursday 3 rd September
2026 or by individual agreement

We strongly encourage prospective candidates to contact one of the Aberdeenshire Lead Pharmacists to discuss further.

Birgit Teismann Birgit.teismann1t

Claire Thomson claire.thomson6t

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