Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Surgery and Emergency Care (LW)

NHS Fife Pharmacy and Medicines Directorate has an opportunity for an outstanding individual to lead the clinical pharmacy team(s) providing services to Surgery and Emergency Care services, providing clinical leadership, management excellence and development and delivery of strategic clinical vision.  The Pharmacy and Medicines Directorate has published an overarching pharmacy strategy for the next two years and this post will be integral to its delivery.  

The portfolio includes the following remit: General Surgery Specialities and Theatres, Critical Care Services and Admissions and ED Services.

This post would suit someone with excellent clinical knowledge, experience of leadership at a senior level in an organisation as well as excellent communication skills. You will have significant post graduate experience in clinical pharmacy, be an independent prescriber, and as part of your role, you will have a regular clinical commitment within your portfolio area.

You will Lead a multi-role team to ensure safe and effective delivery of clinical pharmacy services and work in collaboration with service / clinical leads in overall delivery of patient care services for the patients across Surgery and Emergency Care areas.  Whilst candidates may have previously worked in a single speciality, we are looking for those eager to diversify their portfolios and provide ownership and leadership over a wide area of clinical specialities, working closely with those within their team to ensure continuity in clinical care.  The individual will work closely on team member development and training to ensure effective and efficient clinical governance across clinical pharmacy services delivered via a robust and enthusiastic workforce.

Furthermore, this role will also provide leadership and management to both the Clinical and Pharmacy Leadership teams ensuring operational and strategic priorities are delivered in line with department, Board and national priorities.  Working closely with peers within the Clinical Senior Leadership team the post-holder will hold key leadership responsibilities in delivery of our Foundation Pharmacist Rotational Programme, our Specialist Pharmacist rotational programme and both our On-call and Weekend services.

The NHS Fife Pharmacy and Medicines Directorate provides an ambitious programme of integrated care to the persons of Fife. It serves a population of approximately 380,000 people and is provided by a team of around 300 Pharmacy staff, including Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Support Workers, Nurses, and Administrators. The team operate across Acute and Community hospital sites, General Practices, Mental Health services, and a range of specialist teams. Partnership working is at the core of our values, and we work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including our Community Pharmacy colleagues, to deliver the highest quality care for everyone in Fife.

As part of our staff engagement and leadership, our Pharmacy Senior Leadership hold monthly staff briefing sessions to update the team on new developments, celebrate achievements and to hear ideas from our staff.

Fife has something to offer everyone and has excellent transport links, being only 30 mins - 1 hour from all major cities. 

Please note the job description is for a generic Lead Clinical Pharmacist role and a detailed job plan and annual objectives will be agreed in line with strategic priorities.

For an informal discussion, please contact John Brown, Head of Pharmacy - Clinical Services or Fiona Forrest, Acting Director of Pharmacy and Medicines via MS Teams john.brown11@nhs.scot or Fiona.forrest@nhs.scot  

Estimated interview date: Planned for January / February 2025 (may be subject to change)

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  Your offer/contract of employment will therefore reflect the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your Hiring Manager.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. 

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.