Senior Pharmacist Community Pharmacy and Public Health (LW)

Job reference:

255040

Salary:

Band 8A (£65,125 - £70,303)

Job closing date:

02/10/2026

Job Type:

Other Therapeutic

Location:

Lynebank Hospital

Employment type:

Fixed-term

Hours Per Week:

21.6

Job posted date:

18/09/2026

Employer (NHS Board):

NHS Fife

Department:

• Pharmacy & Medicines
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NHS Fife Pharmacy Services have an exciting opportunity to recruit a forward thinking Senior Pharmacist for Community Pharmacy Services with a particular focus on public health.

Our leadership team aspires to be the best pharmacy service in NHS Scotland. We are committed to achieving this both by delivering the best care for patients and their medicines, and by being felt to be the best place to work by the whole team. It is an exciting time to join the team as we commit to fully integrating pharmacy services across primary and secondary care.

The integrated pharmacy service is currently undertaking new and innovative developments in partnership with Community Pharmacy across Fife. Along with supporting the continuing development of NHS Scotland Pharmacy First, Pharmacy First Plus and core Public Health Services, the team are also progressing a number of key public health initiatives locally within Community Pharmacy to continue to develop the vital role they play within the HSCP in delivering NHS services to local communities. The team works collaboratively with multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams across health and social care services in acute and primary care supporting community pharmacy.

Reporting to the Lead Pharmacist for Community Pharmacy and Public Health, this post provides a unique opportunity for a senior pharmacist to support the evaluation and expansion of current initiatives while developing and implementing new ways of working in Community Pharmacy. You will have highly effective interpersonal, communication and influencing skills and liaise closely with hospital, specialist, GP practice, Public Health colleagues and Community Pharmacy colleagues to support seamless pharmaceutical care. You will support Community Pharmacy developments by working closely with, Community Pharmacy contractors, Public Health and HSCP locality groups to ensure alignment with local pharmaceutical need. There is potential to be involved in shaping new and innovative models of care in line with health and social care strategies as integrated teams and services develop.

Enquiries are welcome from candidates with a strong Community Pharmacy background wishing to work within the development team to progress NHS Fife Pharmacy and Medicines Strategic Framework and who have an enthusiasm for shaping the future of pharmacy services in local communities. This post will support weekend working service provision as part of the wider pharmacy team.

Flexible working and/or hybrid models can be considered for candidates.

Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager. The secondment policy can be found here Hub • Blink (joinblink.com) If you do not have approval for a secondment from your current line manager, you will not be able to progress your application for a fixed term post. External applicants, with continuous NHS Service, must also have in place a secondment agreement, from their existing board to apply for this post.

For informal enquiries, please contact Niamh Morrison Head of Pharmacy Population Health & Wellbeing via fife.primarycarepharmacyadmin@nhs.scot

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

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. 

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.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.

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