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A career‑defining role in a place you’ll love to live and work.
NHS Fife is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a motivated Medicines Management Support Worker to join our Medicines Management Team. This is a fantastic chance to join the Medicines Management Team and assist in the delivery of NHS Fife Medicines Optimisation programme.
As a Medicines Management Support Worker in Medicines Management, your role will be to carry out Medicines Optimisation changes following the directions in the Project Implementation Guides. This will include the sending out of communications to the patients and the updating of the patient record detailing the switch. You will be supported in this by the Senior Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician in the team.
Why join us?
A supportive, integrated, award‑winning pharmacy service
You’ll be warmly welcomed into a well‑established multidisciplinary team that includes Senior Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Prescribing Support Nurses and Medicines Management Support Workers. We believe in helping our staff thrive — through strong leadership, mentorship, and meaningful development opportunities.
A role that makes a real difference
As part of this team, you will have the opportunity to make a major impact on the Medicines Optimisation Programme in NHS Fife. Medicines Optimisation not only allows us use NHS funds efficiently but is underpinned by Evidence Based Medicine, so your work will benefit the population of NHS Fife.
You will:
- Assist in delivering the Medicines Optimisation projects as part of the NHS Fife Medicines Optimisation plan
- Provide Evidence Based Medicines Optimisation
- Support safe, effective and cost‑effective prescribing
Full‑time hours are available (37h), with part‑time options considered.
Informal Enquiries:
We’d love to tell you more so if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact.
Informal enquiries: Fraser Notman, Lead Pharmacist – Medicines & Therapeutics Utilisation fraser.notman@nhs.scot
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.
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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.
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