Specialist Pharmacist, Dispensary

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Pharmacist to join the Medicines Supply and Quality team working within the Dispensaries at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy and Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline. Working with the Pharmacy team including Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants, you will be responsible for delivering a safe, effective and efficient dispensary service on a daily basis, in conjunction with the Specialist Pharmacy Technician – Dispensing Services.

You will be responsible for the provision of Pharmacist training within the Dispensary and you will contribute to regular review and development of standard operating procedures.

Working collaboratively with colleagues across NHS Fife Pharmacy Services and the wider multi-disciplinary team, you will ensure patient safety through quality and effective transformational care. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the transformation of medicine supply services, utilising new technology to deliver the highest standards of pharmaceutical care.

This is an exciting opportunity for a forward thinking pharmacist looking to develop their management and leadership skills within a supportive environment. Good team working and interpersonal skills are essential along with the ability to provide professional leadership in the delivery of a high quality pharmacy dispensing service.

We are looking for a pharmacist with broad based clinical knowledge and excellent communication and organisational skills. Applications from experienced community or GP practice pharmacists looking to gain experience within the hospital service are welcomed.

You will be part of the pharmacy team contributing to rotas for 7 day working, public holidays and the on call pharmacy service.

NHS Fife Pharmacy and Medicines Directorate 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 work 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.

Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager. The secondment policy can be found here Hub

• Blink ) 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.

We welcome informal enquiries, so please contact, Graeme Smith, Medicines Supply Chain Manager,

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

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

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.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

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 sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

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.