Deputy Director of Pharmacy and Medicines

About the role

This senior leadership position within NHS Fife’s Pharmacy & Medicines Service will shape pharmaceutical care for a population of around 370,000 people. The Deputy Director will drive transformation across population health, service renewal and sub‑national planning, working across primary, community, mental health and hospital settings.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of an integrated pharmacy model.
• Oversee digital medicines initiatives and data‑driven care programmes.
• Manage medicines safety and high‑risk medicines programmes.
• Transform hospital pharmacy clinical and supply services.
• Develop future workforce models for the whole service.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities.

Required profile

• Extensive strategic and operational pharmacy leadership experience.
• Passion for improving health outcomes and tackling inequalities.
• Proven ability to work in partnership across organisational and system boundaries.
• Authentic, energetic leadership with a people‑centred focus.

Required skills

What we offer

• Values‑led organisation with a strong focus on people and communities.
• Highly engaged senior team driving meaningful change.
• Opportunity to influence services at scale and pace.
• Reduced working week (36 hours) with a corresponding hourly rate increase.