Flexible Location
On 1 April 2026, NSS and NES became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.
As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.
Flexible Location: PSD Scotland is a remote-friendly employer with staff based throughout Scotland. We support office-based and hybrid working arrangements. We welcome conversations about alternative working patternsplease get in touch during the application process to discuss.
Work Pattern: Fixed Term, Part Time, 21 hours 36 minutes (21.6 hours) per week pro rata based on a 36 hour full time working week. Working pattern to be agreed.
Fixed-term or Secondment** for a period of 12 months from commencement of Fellowship
**For NHS applicants, an NHS secondment will be offered in the first instance. For non-NHS applicants, a fixed-term or secondment would be considered.
You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment.
Who We Are
PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.
We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.
The Pharmacy team within Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland) has national responsibility for the commissioning, quality assurance and delivery of postgraduate pharmacy education and training in Scotland. The team are accountable through the Executive Medical Director to the PSD Scotland Board, and through the Board to the Scottish Government. PSD Scotland Pharmacy provides strategic leadership across all sectors, working with health boards, community pharmacy, universities, regulators and national partners to ensure education and training meet workforce, service and regulatory requirements, in line with standards set by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
The Opportunity
Building on the success of the first seven cohorts, PSD Scotland is offering a career development opportunity for up to five senior pharmacists (currently working at Agenda for Change Band 8A/8B or equivalent) currently working in, and committed to, NHS Scotland to become the next Scottish Pharmacist Clinical Leadership Fellow (SPCLF). This includes working in the Community Pharmacy Sector. This will be for a period of 12 months from commencement date.
We will have a range of locations and opportunities available with full details offered at the interview stage. Workplaces for these posts will be flexible and if possible, some time in PSD Scotland and within other relevant organisations across Scotland.
This opportunity is designed to strengthen future pharmacy leadership by developing the skills of individuals at a national strategic level with support from NHS Scotland Pharmacy leaders. Each post is an excellent opportunity for senior pharmacists to expand their national leadership experience and develop their skills, whilst maintaining links to their current service.
Working with NHS Scotland Pharmacy leaders, as well as other key strategic groups and organisations within NHS Scotland and the profession, the SPCLFs will be involved in taking forward key national actions which are aligned to Scottish Pharmacy Strategy and key policy areas such as the Health & Social Care Service Renewal Framework 2025-2035. Project areas will be allocated on appointment in collaboration with the successful candidate.