Associate Medical Director for Community and Primary Care (LW)

Job details

• Job reference: 253361
• Salary: Please see advert
• Job closing date: 04/08/2026
• Job Type: Medical and Dental
• Location: Fife House
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 20
• Job posted date: 21/07/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife
• Department: Fife HSCP medical leadership team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual with excellent leadership abilities and strong clinical credibility to join Fife’s Health and Social Care Partnership (H&SCP) as Associate Medical Director for Primary and Community Care. In this new role they will work with the Deputy Medical Director, the Heads of Service and the Heads of Nursing to lead the strategic and operational development across the HSCP particularly in the Primary and Community Care Portfolios.

The role of the Associate Medical Director will play a critical part in the strategic planning and future success of the H&SCP’s both within the primary care and community care portfolios and as part of the wider medical leadership team. As a key member of the extended leadership team you will work closely with clinicians to support the evolving H&SCP and will play a key role in leading on clinical and care governance for the services within these portfolios.

Committed to improvement and change, you will be a leader who can facilitate and support colleagues working within the H&SCP to ensure delivery of organisational objectives and excellence in patient safety, clinical and care governance and patient and staff experience.

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Aylene Kelman Deputy Medical Director, Email: Aylene.Kelman@nhs.scot

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