pharmacy technician

pharmacy technician Edinburgh, Scotland

NHS Scotland
Full Time Edinburgh, Scotland 37664 - 30229 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

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.


NHS LOTHIAN

PHARMACY SERVICES
Band 5 AfC – Prescribing Support Technician

BASE/LOCATION: Allermuir Health Centre

Full time hours - 37.5 per week - part time hours will be considered and will be pro rata.


NHS Lothian serves a population of approximately 1 million people, employs 35,000 people and is fundamentally focussed on improving the health and wellbeing of the population. Some of the benefits of working in NHS Lothian are captured in the video below;


https://careers.nhslothian.scot/over-100-careers-just-one-employer/

The NHS Lothian Primary Care Pharmacy and Medicines Service is undergoing an ambitious programme of transformation and integration. Pharmaceutical care is provided by a team of around 100 pharmacy staff, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and administrators, working across General Practices covering the whole of Edinburgh.


Partnership working is at the core of our values, and we work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including our Community Pharmacy colleagues, to deliver the highest quality care for everyone in Lothian.


Do you want to be at the forefront of transforming the delivery of pharmaceutical care? Do you want to work in an environment that values staff and supports their learning, growth and wellbeing? Do you want to work with a dynamic team who have the ambition to be “the best Pharmacy service in Scotland”?


Who you are:


You are a highly motivated and enthusiastic, GPhC registered pharmacy technician.


You will already be working within a GP practice as a pharmacy technician and have experience with the practice IT systems or have community/hospital background and have transferrable skills for the role. You should have post certificate pharmacy experience and able to demonstrate good communication skills and practicing with accuracy.


You should have a HNC qualification in pharmaceutical sciences/medicine management qualification or equivalent experience.


You should always be promoting NHS Lothian's values of quality, teamwork, care and compassion, dignity and respect, and openness, honesty and responsibility.


You will have experience of involvement in the development and education of others.


The ideal candidate will be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.


What we offer:


You will be working alongside a team of experienced pharmacists and technicians. You will be expected to implement prescribing projects within your allocated practices and provide pharmacotherapy support to multiple practices remotely via working in the hub.


You will become integrated with the pharmacy team, attending peer review and team meetings. You will also become integrated with practice teams, providing support to patients on safe use of medicines and promoting formulary prescribing.


You will have access to a full range of benefits including generous holiday allowance, NHS pension and parental leave.


For further information, or an informal chat about this opportunity, please contact


Kinga Mostowik
Lead Pharmacy Technician, South Edinburgh
[email protected]


Interviews with be held on Teams


This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

pharmacy technician
NHS Scotland

www.nhsnss.org
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Ian Crichton
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
1978
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