ES13 209486 Lead Pharmacy Technician

NHS Scotland; Inverness; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NHS Scotland as a Lead Pharmacy Technician in Inverness. This role offers a chance to lead a dedicated mental health pharmacy team, providing strategic guidance and enhancing patient care. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills, relevant pharmacy qualifications, and a commitment to service improvement in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified pharmacy technician with relevant qualifications and experience.
• Strong commitment to service development and improvement.
• Experience in planning and managing pharmacy services.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to the pharmacy team.
• Manage day-to-day operations and service development.
• Deliver direct patient care and support effective mental health pharmacy services.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Education

S(N)VQ3 Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Registered as a pharmacy technician

Job description

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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.

This newly created role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced pharmacy technician to join our innovative and passionate mental health pharmacy team based at New Craigs Hospital in Inverness.

This Role Will

• Provide strategic, professional and operational leadership to the pharmacy technicians, pre-registration pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers within the team
• Play a key role in the day-to-day management of the pharmacy technical team including performance management and appraisal
• Directly influence service development and lead on the evolution of the roles and responsibilities of pharmacy technical team to meet the future needs of the service
• Strategically and operationally manage the education, training, and development of the technical and support staff within the team
• Provide direct patient care to support the delivery of a safe and effective mental health pharmacy service to patients across North Highland
  
  

The successful candidate will be a team player with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, have a commitment to service development and improvement and will have meticulous attention to detail. You will need to be a strong leader and role model who sets high standards for patient-centred service delivery and professional practice.

This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to further develop their clinical, managerial and leadership skills in a supportive and stimulating environment.

Applicants should be qualified to S(N)VQ3 Level 3 in Pharmacy Services, or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences, or equivalent, must be registered as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have experience of planning, co-ordinating and managing a pharmacy technical service. Ideally they will hold a recognised accuracy checking qualification.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Informal enquiries to: Karen Macaskill, Principal Pharmacist; tel: [phone]

email: [e-mail]

Additional Information For Candidates

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

Care and compassion

Dignity and respect

Openness, honesty and responsibility

Quality and teamwork

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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