2 posts: Permanent and Maternity Leave Cover*
An exciting opportunity has arisen for senior pharmacists to join our Medical Education Team in Fife.
You will be responsible for the development, management, delivery and evaluation of training programmes in prescribing and therapeutics for medical undergraduates at St Andrews University and Foundation Training Year doctors based in NHS Fife. You will act as a source of expertise advising students, patients, carers, medical staff, nurses and AHP's about medicines and prescribing.
A postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience and independent prescribing qualification is essential. You will have significant post-registration experience of pharmacy practice, sound clinical knowledge, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and comprehensive IT skills. Experience in teaching, supervision, assessment and evaluation of education and training for staff and/or students is essential.
You will work collaboratively with the other medical education pharmacists, clinical pharmacists, senior clinical educators and members of the wider clinical and medical education teams. Your work will be directed by Medical Education, and you will be line managed by the Lead Pharmacist for Education, Research and Development.
You will continue to have a clinical commitment to ensure you keep up to date with your own clinical practice.
Senior Pharmacist, 37 hours, Permanent Post
The MBChB Scottish Community Orientated Medicine (ScotCOM) programme is a new, five-year MBChB degree in Medicine developed in conjunction with the University of St Andrews. The programme is focussed on community-based clinical teaching, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of primary care services, whilst ensuring exposure and understanding of hospital-based care. The development of ScotCOM with the University of St Andrews, our co-terminus university, is also allowing NHS Fife to progress Teaching Health Board status.
This role will initially be to develop the community components of the ScotCOM program. Once the program commences you will support delivery of the learning that compliments the delivery of placements within the hub and spoke model. There will be two community hubs in the East and West of Fife. This post will work alongside a team of clinical educators (SCEs) who will deliver a multidisciplinary approach to teaching and act as positive role models for the student cohort.
As well as teaching, you will support clinical placements and be a supervisor / mentor for medical students and foundation doctors.
Senior Pharmacist, 22.2 hours over 3 days, 1 year Maternity Leave Cover Post
You will provide training, support, and development for medical students studying at the University of St. Andrews on the 3-year BSc programme. These teaching sessions will mainly be on a Tuesday and Thursday, delivered at Queen Margaret Hospital, Victoria Hospital or Cameron Hospital.
You will work closely with the Medical Education Department and the University of St. Andrews, our partner university.
This is a part-time post but there may be an opportunity to combine it with a post in the clinical pharmacy service if additional hours are preferred. This opportunity could also be undertaken as a secondment.
Please note the salary for the part time post is pro rata to part time hours.
Please indicate clearly within your supporting information which post you are applying for.
Interviews are scheduled for the 7th August
*Fixed Term / Secondment Opportunity - 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.
If you are interested in discussing this exciting opportunity to join our team, please contact: Prof. Morwenna Wood, Director of Medical Education at morwenna.wood@nhs.scot or Sally Tyson, Head of Pharmacy- Development & Innovation at sally.tyson@nhs.scot.
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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.
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For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere.
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 sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
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.
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.
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