221120 Pharmacy Technician

NHS Lothian; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Edinburgh is seeking a dedicated Prescribing Support Pharmacy Technician to enhance pharmaceutical care across GP practices. The role entails implementing key prescribing initiatives, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and providing pharmacotherapy support. The ideal candidate will have the necessary qualifications and a passion for patient care. Benefits include generous holiday allowance, NHS pension, and parental leave.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

NHS pension

Parental leave

Qualifications

• Current registration as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience of multidisciplinary teamworking would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Implement prescribing projects within allocated practices.
• Provide pharmacotherapy support to multiple practices remotely.
• Attend peer review and team meetings.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent

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.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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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.

Job Train Ref: 221120

NHS LOTHIAN

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

PRESCRIBING SUPPORT PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

Agenda For Change Band 4

(Full Time of 37 hours per week)

Salary Scale: £30,353-£33,016

Base: Allermuir Health Centre

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 approximately 1 million people, providing a range of primary, community based and acute hospital services. We also provide regional and national services across a range of clinical specialties. Some of the benefits of working in NHS Lothian are captured in the video below;

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.

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacy technician, to take forward key prescribing initiatives within NHS Lothian GP practices in the South West of Edinburgh (South West Cluster see map on page 3). Working with the Primary Care Pharmacy team, GPs, other healthcare professionals and practice staff, this job will provide an exciting and challenging opportunity to optimise prescribing and medicines management in GP practices across Edinburgh. You should always be promoting NHS Lothian's values of quality, teamwork, care and compassion, dignity and respect, and openness, honesty and responsibility.

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”?

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.

With a National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent Pharmacy Technician qualification and current registration as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council, you will possess excellent communication and organisational skills. Experience of multidisciplinary teamworking would be an advantage.

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.

Informal enquiries are welcomed. Further information may be obtained from:

Louise Brydon

Lead Pharmacy Technician

South West Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership