Assistant Technical Officer

NHS Scotland; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension

Salary progression

Sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is looking for a Pharmacy Services Assistant to join the team and help provide safe, patient-centred pharmaceutical care. You will assist with dispensing, reception of prescriptions, stock management and adherence to SOPs in a busy hospital setting.

The role requires you to be motivated, able to work unsupervised, and to plan and organise workload while maintaining accuracy and high standards of safety. Training and CPD support are provided.

Qualifications

• Scottish Vocational Qualification Pharmacy Services Level II or working towards or equivalent experience.
• Be capable of understanding and working within Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Commitment to CPD / Self motivation / Ability to work unsupervised.
• Able to plan, prioritise and organise workload and to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Assemble medicines accurately and safely for dispensing.
• Receive, store, distribute and deliver medicines.
• Produce, monitor and file documentation.
• Provide ward stock management service.
• Receive prescriptions from nurses, patients or portering staff.
• Dispense inpatient, outpatient and discharge prescriptions.
• Receive/distribute pharmaceutical products including IV fluids and cytotoxic preparations.
• Check and store medical gases.

Education

Scottish Vocational Qualification Pharmacy Services Level II or working towards or equivalent experience

Job description

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 assist with the provision of the pharmacy service by participating in:

• The accurate and safe assembly of medicines to be dispensed
• The accurate and safe receipt, storage, distribution and delivery of medicines
• The production, monitoring and filing of documentation
• A ward stock management service

The working pattern for this role is: Sunday morning 10:00am to 13:00pm.

In this key role, you will:

• To receive prescriptions and orders at pharmacy dispensary from nurses, patients or portering staff.
• To dispense individual in-patient, outpatient and discharge prescriptions which may include cytotoxics, named patient medicines and controlled drugs following standard operating procedures.
• To receive and distribute all types of pharmaceutical products (including intravenous fluids aseptic and cytotoxic preparations) into the pharmacy department from wholesalers and other hospitals.
• To receive / check medical gases and ensure appropriate storage

What You'll Bring:

• Scottish Vocational Qualification Pharmacy Services Level II or working towards or equivalent experience
• Be capable of understanding and working within Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Commitment to CPD / Self motivation / Ability to work unsupervised
• Able to plan, prioritise and organise workload and to work under pressure

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• 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’s settings.

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Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.