Lead Pharmacist, Public Health and Community Pharmacy (LW)

Pharmacy and Medicines; Flourishing in Fife

We are looking for an experienced individual to join our talented team at NHS Fife.

NHS Fife is one of the most dynamic health boards in Scotland, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services to a population of around 370,000 across the Kingdom of Fife. We are rooted in the communities we serve and are driven by our vision to improve health by developing integrated services delivered through our highly talented and committed workforce.

Lead Pharmacist - Public Health and Community Pharmacy Services

This senior role is responsible for the leadership and development of pharmaceutical public health and Community Pharmacy services in NHS Fife. You will guide a highly engaged team to transform the way we deliver pharmacy services in line with our core values of dignity and respect, care and compassion, openness, honesty and responsibility, and quality and teamwork.

Reporting to NHS Fife's Head of Pharmacy - Population Health and Wellbeing, you will develop strong collaborative working relationships across the organisation to support transformation of services and help deliver future whole system health and care services to support people across Fife.

You will provide dynamic strategic direction and operational leadership, plan, manage and provide pharmacy services, and undertake a clinical session each week in an area agreed mutually through discussion.

Key Information

Interviews will be held on 17/June/2026. To arrange an informal discussion regarding the post, contact Niamh Morrison, Head of Pharmacy - Population Health and Wellbeing, NHS Fife ().

As from 1/April/2026, the Agenda for Change full time working week will reduce from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro rated. There will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected. Salary is pro rated for part time hours.

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

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

Equality & Diversity

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. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.