About the Role
A career defining role in a place you’ll love to live and work. NHS Fife is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a motivated pharmacist to join our vibrant Primary Care Pharmacy Team in central Fife in the Lochgelly and Cowdenbeath cluster. As a Practice Pharmacist, you’ll work closely with our GP practices to deliver high impact pharmaceutical care, including polypharmacy reviews, medicines reconciliation, acute and repeat prescribing support, and independent prescribing activity. With prescribing fully embedded across the service, you’ll have the opportunity to utilise your clinical skills every day.
Why Join Us
* A supportive, integrated, award‑winning pharmacy service.
* A well‑established multidisciplinary team including Senior Practice Pharmacists, Practice Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Medicines Management Support Workers.
* Strong leadership, mentorship, and meaningful development opportunities.
Professional Growth
* Regular clinical development sessions.
* Peer support and mentorship.
* Opportunities for quality improvement and innovation.
* A wide range of CPD and multidisciplinary education events.
* Full training provided even if you have no prior primary care experience.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide high quality pharmaceutical care to patients in GP practices and community settings.
* Deliver structured medication reviews, polypharmacy reviews and undertake independent prescribing.
* Offer specialist medicines advice to clinicians and patients.
* Support safe, effective and cost‑effective prescribing.
* Participate in quality improvement, audits, guidelines and service development.
* Work collaboratively across the primary care and community pharmacy interface.
Employment Details
Part‑time hours on a permanent basis are available (21.6 hours).
Additional Information
* A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.
* You must have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom.
* NHS Scotland offers flexible working, family‑friendly policies and fully supports disabled candidates, candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neuro‑divergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
* NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among its workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We welcome applications from all sections of society.
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