OUR VALUES IN ACTION

• Care and Compassion
• Quality and Teamwork
• Dignity and Respect
• Openness, honesty and responsibility

Following a comprehensive service review, NHS Borders is making a significant investment in our Pharmacy team. This reflects a clear recognition of the vital role pharmacists play in ensuring that treatments are safe, effective, and deliver the best possible value for patients and the wider health system.

We are now looking to expand our team with motivated and forward‑thinking pharmacists across Bands 6 to 8a. This is an exciting moment to join us as we develop and enhance our pharmacy services in line with the new NHS Borders Clinical Strategy.

Why Join Us

• Be part of a growing, well‑supported pharmacy service with strong organisational backing
• Shape and deliver high‑quality, patient‑centred pharmaceutical care
• Contribute to safe, cost‑effective prescribing and innovative clinical practice
• Work within a friendly, collaborative multidisciplinary environment at Borders General Hospital
• Access excellent opportunities for professional development and career progression
• Options for part time work and work from home requests will be considered and prioritised to enable a work life balance.
• Band 6 pharmacists who have not completed their post registration foundation training would be considered for a band 7 role under Annex 21 guidance (they would become a band 7 on completion of this).

Who We're Looking For

We welcome applications from pharmacists at a range of experience levels who are:

• Passionate about improving patient outcomes
• Eager to contribute to service development and innovation
• Committed to evidence‑based, cost‑effective clinical practice
• Ready to work collaboratively within a dynamic healthcare team

Role

Whether you're early in your career or looking to take the next step into a more senior role, NHS Borders offers a supportive environment where you can grow, influence change, and make a real impact. Posts available include (but are not limited to):

• Womens and Children (0.6 WTE, Band 8a)
• Frailty (band 7 and 8)
• Surgical (1 WTE Band 7)
• Medicine (1 WTE Band 8a)
• Medicine (1 WTE Band 7)
• Cancer (1 WTE Band 7)
• Mental Health ( 1 WTE Band 8a)
• Band 6 rotational pharmacists (2 WTE)

For further information please contact Andy Parker ([HIDDEN TEXT]) (Associate Director of Pharmacy – Acute) or Gillian Elkin ([HIDDEN TEXT]) (Advanced Clinical Pharmacist).

As from 1st April 2026, 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.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a regulated role, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

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 Visa and Immigrations 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 specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or going rate. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

• PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

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.