Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Higher Level

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Santiago; Presencial; CLP 30.271.000 - 35.316.000; Jornada completa

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Annual Leave 35 days

NHS Pension

Salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Descripción de la vacante

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a pharmacy technician to join the clinical pharmacy team. You will identify medication history discrepancies and support pharmaceutical care while adhering to safety standards.

You will help with stock management, dispensing duties, and ensure safe transitions of care between primary and secondary settings under the supervision of a clinical pharmacist.

Formación

• National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
• SVQ Level III.
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Dispensary checking qualification.

Responsabilidades

• Identify discrepancies in medication histories and pharmaceutical issues.
• Contribute to pharmaceutical care and comply with standards and procedures.
• Ensure smooth transition between primary and secondary care boundaries with clinical pharmacists.
• Labelling and dispensing of inpatient, outpatient and discharge prescriptions.

Conocimientos

Pharmacy knowledge

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Educación

National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences

SVQ Level III

GPhC Registration

Dispensary checking

Descripción del empleo

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

• To work as part of the clinical pharmacy team in identifying discrepancies in medication histories and other pharmaceutical issues.
• To contribute to the pharmaceutical care of patients, and assist the clinical pharmacist in the relevant speciality. In doing this the post holder will comply with relevant standards, guidelines and procedures, health and safety at work and COSHH regulations.
• To provide a multi-professional approach to pharmacy and prescribing policy issues and ensure that patients derive maximum benefit and minimum harm from their medicines and ensure smooth transition between primary and secondary care boundaries.

In This Key Role, You Will

• The post holder will assess, manage and provide pharmaceutical care to individual patients referring to and liaising closely with a clinical pharmacist as appropriate.
• The post holder contributes to the analysis of the ward based technical service to ensure delivery of a safe and efficient service with economic use of resources whilst adhering to local and departmental policies and procedures, current pharmaceutical standards and national legislation.
• Labelling and dispensing of inpatient, outpatient and discharge prescriptions.
• To take responsibility for relevant stock management systems and ensure procedures are in place to minimise stock holding and wastage and investigate all stock discrepancies.

What You'll Bring

• National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
• SVQ Level III
• Registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Dispensary checking qualification

What We Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children' settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Lesley Kay, Pharmacy Distribution Manager on [e-mail] if you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Stephanie McNeill, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]