Pharmacy Professional Engagement Lead

Rpharms; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy organization is seeking a Pharmacy Professional Engagement Lead who will ensure effective coordination across Scotland and the North of England. This role requires a UK registered pharmacist who can motivate colleagues, effectively manage projects, and travel regularly. The position supports a hybrid work model with some in-office expectations. Interested candidates should prepare their CV and cover letter for application.

Qualifications

• A UK registered pharmacist with understanding of RPS vision.
• Ability to motivate and influence colleagues and peers.
• Clear and concise oral and written communication skills.
• Collaborative with internal and external teams.
• Organizational and time management skills.
• Willingness to travel regularly.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a common approach to regional engagement across Great Britain.
• Support local events and implement digital engagement solutions.
• Collaborate with country teams for quality content development.
• Manage resources effectively for operational delivery.

Skills

Motivating and influencing colleagues

Effective communication

Collaboration skills

Time management

Political acumen

Education

UK registered pharmacist

Job description

Role: Pharmacy Professional Engagement Lead - Scotland and the north of England

Location: Edinburgh / Scotland / North of England with travel

Full time - 35 hours per week

The purpose of the role is to work under the Head of Engagement and Professional Belonging to ensure a co-ordinated and effective programme across the whole of Great Britain. Leading the development and delivery of the RPS Regional model across Scotland and the North of England and to lead a programme of change across regions which will ensure the current approaches to RPS regional and local engagement embed and grow.

Main responsibilities:

• Ensure a common, focussed approach to regional engagement across GB, which increases the engagement and interaction with members and non-members and achieves an improved presence for RPS across all three countries.

• Support Regional Ambassadors to deliver a series of RPS regional and local events across GB and support the implementation of digital solutions to further improve the level of local engagement with our membership.

• Work with the Education directorate, country teams and other colleagues to ensure the development of relevant, appropriate, quality assured, topic content for RPS regional events, feeding into RPS live delivery as appropriate.

• Ensure that resources are managed effectively to maximise operational delivery of the RPS regional (GB) model beyond traditional country boundaries

About you:

• A UK registered pharmacist with good understanding of the vision and mission of RPS and shared values.

• Ability to motivate, persuade and influence colleagues and peers;

• Ability to present information and arguments clearly and concisely both orally and in writing and liaise effectively with people from a range of backgrounds. A degree of political acumen, emotional intelligence and sensitivity will be required;

• Ability to collaborate with wider internal and external teams, whilst capable of high levels of self-motivation;

• Ability to organise, prioritise and plan work to deadlines combined with the ability to display balanced initiative and forward planning within resources;

• Willingness to travel regularly to deliver on the key responsibilities of the role

How we are currently working:

RPS supports and works in a hybrid way, which means you will be able to work from home, however, there will be an expectation for collaborative face-to-face working – on average and typically this may be something between 4-8 working days per month at our Edinburgh Office.

🗓️Closing date: 28/1/2026

Interview dates: 3rd and 6th February 2026

If you would like to learn more about the role,view our job description👈

Please attach your CV and Cover Letter

We are passionate about creating a culture of belonging, inclusion, and diversity these are part of our core values at RPS and we are striving to have an organisation that represents the diversity of the profession. At RPS we do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, or disability and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.