This Post Is Open To Pharmacy Undergraduates Only

Ensure early application, post may close earlier than the specified date due to volume of applications

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

We are recruiting highly motivated, enthusiastic and professional undergraduate pharmacy students who are able to work on summer placement out with term time, to meet the needs of the service.

We have a number of placements available. You will have an opportunity work with our pharmacy teams to provide high quality care in either Acute (Hospital) or Primary Care (GP Practices). You will also have the chance to support project work. This is a fixed term Summer Placement post between 6-8 weeks.

Please note Should there be a high number of applications this jobs advert may close earlier than anticipated.

What You'll Bring:

• This post is only open to students on accredited MPharm programmes and will be studying towards SCQF Level 11 (SVQ level 5 equivalent).
• Candidates must currently be undertaking a Masters of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree programme at a university in the United Kingdom.
• Willingness to contribute to the general working of the pharmacy department
• Ability to work weekends and Public Holidays
• A driving licence is required for Primary Care community post; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part-time working hours will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Please contact Rona Honnet, Deputy Head of Pharmacy, regarding details on Acute placements on Rona.honnet@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For enquiries for placements in Primary Care., please contact Cara McLaughlin , Clinical Services Pharmacist on Cara.McLaughlin2@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on lynn.deas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk