Lead Pharmacist, Education, Research and Development

Job Description

Job title: Lead Pharmacist, Education, Research and Development

Company: NHS Scotland

Job description: Description:

Are you passionate about developing the pharmacy workforce to deliver the best care for patients and their medicines?

NHS Fife has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Pharmacist to join our team, to provide strategic and operational leadership to our Education and Training and Clinical Trials Teams and to lead the delivery of educational reforms through our workforce plan. The post holder will also lead on the development and implementation of a plan to increase research capability and capacity in the directorate.

The NHS Fife Pharmacy and Medicines Directorate is undergoing an ambitious programme of transformation. It serves a population of approximately 380,000 people and is provided by an integrated team of around 300 Pharmacy staff, including Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Support Workers, Nurses, and Administrators. The team works 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.

You will have a proven track-record in values-based leadership, and be committed to integration, collaboration and partnership working, demonstrating outstanding people and engagement skills. In joining us as a Lead Pharmacist, you will have the opportunity to make a career defining impact within pharmacy, leading culture change to enable our workforce to thrive and perform to their fullest potential and improve the health and wellbeing of the population we serve.

This post would suit someone with excellent knowledge of workforce development priorities, experience of designing, managing and evaluating education and learning programmes and strategies and who has worked in a leadership role at a senior level in an organisation as well as having excellent communication skills. You will have a post graduate diploma in a pharmacy or education subject and have experience of undertaking research or audit. As part of your role, you will have a regular clinical or research commitment.

For an informal discussion, please contact Sally Tyson, Head of Pharmacy- Development & Innovation or Fiona Forrest, Deputy Director of Pharmacy and Medicines via MS Teams Sally.tyson@nhs.scot or Fiona.forrest@nhs.scot

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

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.

Expected salary: £67285 – 71978 per year

Location: Scotland

Job date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 07:35:52 GMT

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