Pharmacist Team Manager – Medicines Optimisation & Digital

This role offers a rare opportunity to combine clinical expertise, strategic leadership, service improvement, health informatics and digital transformation within a single post.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking pharmacist who can inspire others and help us translate ambition into meaningful improvement.

You Will Bring

• Current registration as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Significant post-registration experience with leadership and management responsibilities.
• A proven track record of delivering service improvement and transformational change.
• Experience of medicines optimisation, clinical governance and quality improvement.
• A strong interest in digital healthcare, informatics, data analytics or technology-enabled transformation.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to lead across organisational boundaries and bring people together around a shared vision.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Most importantly, we are looking for someone who is curious, innovative and motivated by the opportunity to improve outcomes for patients and communities through smarter use of medicines, data and technology. So why not join us and help shape the future of medicines, digital pharmacy and patient care in NHS Forth Valley. For informal queries, please contact Jonathan Cavan, Associate Director of Pharmacy – Governance, Digital and Mental Health at jonathan.cavan2@nhs.scot.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. If you are currently working in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, transitional arrangements may apply. Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks. For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance.

It is also recommended that anyone applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad read the following guidance: Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad - GOV.UK

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

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.