163854 R5 Pharmacy Support Worker (PP) West Lothian
Job description
NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian. We are the second largest health system in NHS Scotland and one of only four teaching Boards. We have strategic partnerships with local Universities, Local Authorities and our four Integration Joint Boards. We serve a population of 900,000, providing a range of primary, community based and acute hospital services. We also provide regional and national services across a range of clinical specialties.
The vision for the Pharmacy & Medicines service is to deliver clinically led, person-centred services to ensure patients across Lothian get the best from their medicines and pharmacy services. We are focussed on creating an environment where each person in the team has the opportunity to flourish, develop and make best use of their skills.
As continuation of an improvement programme to have safe and timely discharge of patients from inpatient ward areas across the acute hospitals, we are now looking to build and spread the successful changes from the initial work to other inpatient clinical areas. We are looking to recruit a diverse skill mix of technical staff to join the pharmacy team to enhance the patient experience during their hospital stay. These posts are an opportunity to enable the enhancement of the Pharmacy service to support the delivery of a high quality pharmacy service within the hospital setting and support the multidisciplinary team to deliver best care to patients.
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals to work within the technical team as a Pharmacy Support Worker - higher level. As a pharmacy support worker within hospital services you’ll be part of well-established teams delivering high quality pharmaceutical care to patients. You’ll participate in assisting in the provision of a range of technical pharmacy services. This will involve competencies within the dispensary, distribution and clinical.
The successful candidate must be educated to SCQF Level 6 with relevant work experience in a healthcare or pharmacy environment. The completion of an in-house competency-based Group Award accredited via Edinburgh College within 12 months of commencing the post will also be required. The completion of in-house training programme to demonstrate competency for role will also be required.
Successful candidates will have an enthusiasm for learning and development, a professional attitude, and a passion for working in healthcare with the potential to contribute to the delivery of our high-quality pharmaceutical care. As well as a drive for personal development, candidates should demonstrate personal values aligned with those of our organisation: NHS Lothian Values.
Any questions regarding the job advert then please refer to the attached job description for details.
If you still require more information then please contact
Jennifer Whitson at [email protected]
or Jamie McFarlane, Lead Technician, Distribution Services [email protected] (0131 242 2937)
