NHS Fife Pharmacy and Medicines Directorate has an opportunity for an outstanding individual to lead the clinical pharmacy team providing services to Endocrine and Cardiology services, providing direct patient care, clinical leadership and management excellence. The Pharmacy and Medicines Directorate has published an overarching pharmacy strategy for the next two years and this post will be integral to it’s delivery. We are looking for an innovative and ambitious individual to continue to develop and lead our pharmacy service to Endocrine and Cardiology in NHS Fife. It is an exciting time, with the recent set up of a pharmacist-led clinic within this service area and this post being a prominent and valued role within the clinical MDTs, Managed Clinical Network and the Fife Diabetes Safety group. As the Senior Clinical Pharmacist, you will lead an established team of junior and specialist pharmacists and pharmacy technicians within the pharmacy medicine team. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, optimal and clinically effective use of medicines. This would include communicating highly complex information relating to medicines with clinicians, nurses, non-medical prescribers, carers and patients, as well as implementation and monitoring of clinical pathways for treatments, including review of treatment in line with national guidance. You will assist in the management of patients with chronic, acute and / or deteriorating conditions, ideally working as an independent prescriber, attending ward rounds and the pharmacist-led clinic to maximise the pharmaceutical input into patient care. You will contribute to all aspects of clinical governance, education and training, medicine efficiencies, clinical risk and audit within this specialty. You must be dynamic, enthusiastic, compassionate and have a proven track record of service development to support our transformational improvement journey. You should also be self motivated and able to work independently or as part of the pharmacy team and wider multidisciplinary team. Our successful candidate will be an excellent communicator who has the ability to build good relationships with colleagues and other healthcare professionals. You should have experience of working in a clinical environment and managing staff. Non medical prescribing qualification is desirable. 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. Fife has something to offer everyone and getting to and around Fife is simple, with excellent public transport links from around the UK. This fabulous region is not far from Scotland’s major cities, with Edinburgh just to the south, Dundee and Perth to the north, and Glasgow to the south west. But don’t just take our word for it, why not come for a visit, have a chat and see our wonderful team in action! Please refer to the job pack for details on the role. For further information or to arrange a visit please contact existing postholder, Andrew Steele at Andrew.steele@nhs.scot or telephone VHK switchboard on 01592 643355 (ext. 20992), Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Briana MacKerron at briana.mackerron@nhs.scot or telephone VHK switchboard on 01592 643355 (ext. 28317) or Head of Pharmacy – Clinical, John Brown on john.brown11@nhs.scot or telephone VHK switchboard on 01592 643355 (ext. 26980) 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 Fife welcomes applications from all sections of society. 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.