Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Higher Level

NHS National Services Scotland; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days including public

Generous NHS pension scheme

Annual incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave increasing with length

NHS discounts and more

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join the clinical pharmacy team, delivering patient-centred pharmaceutical care and supporting safe medication use across inpatient and discharge pathways.

The role emphasizes dispensing, stock control, and collaboration with pharmacists to ensure compliant, efficient service within policies and national regulations.

NHS Lanarkshire offers an enhanced pension, generous annual leave, and opportunities for professional progression.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medication history review

Team collaboration

Education

National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent

SVQ Level III

Registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Dispensary checking qualification

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 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

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.

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]

Interested?

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

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