Pharmacy Technician

TN United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join a supportive team at a picturesque hospital in the Western Isles. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a patient-focused pharmacy service, engage in diverse projects, and develop professionally within a friendly multidisciplinary environment. Enjoy the beauty of rural island life while making a real difference in the community. If you're passionate about pharmacy and eager to grow your skills, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Distant Islands Allowance

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in a clinical pharmacy setting.
• Ability to mentor pre-registration pharmacy technicians.

Responsibilities

• Provide ward and dispensary services, including patient counselling.
• Engage in multidisciplinary training sessions and project work.

Skills

Patient counselling

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Project management

Education

Pharmacy Technician Certification

Tools

HePMA

Job description

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Job Opportunity: Pharmacy Technician at Western Isles Hospital

Allowance: Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,349 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week, part-time hours considered

This position is based at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, offering an excellent opportunity for an experienced, self-motivated pharmacy technician to contribute to developing a clinical and patient-focused pharmacy service. You will have the chance to make a real difference by pursuing value-added projects aligned with your interests.

The successful candidate will join a team of technicians responsible for ward and dispensary services, including patient counselling and multidisciplinary collaboration with ward-based pharmacists, medical, and nursing staff. There are opportunities to develop as a work-based assessor and provide mentorship, as the department employs pre-registration pharmacy technicians.

You will also have opportunities to participate in providing pharmacy services to the local hospice and remotely to other hospitals in the archipelago, as well as engaging in SACT and multidisciplinary training sessions. Skill development through project work and audits is encouraged, with all hospitals utilizing HePMA.

This is an exciting chance to join a friendly, supportive, and highly motivated multidisciplinary team, including a full range of healthcare professionals. The team maintains close links with primary care to implement medicines-related projects across the patient population.

Living and working in our beautiful rural island community offers access to outdoor and cultural activities such as kayaking, surfing, climbing, hill walking, and diving, alongside traditional crafts and music. Stornoway has a lively social scene with theatres, cinemas, restaurants, and pubs. The area is well-connected by plane to Glasgow, Inverness, and Edinburgh, and by ferry to Ullapool, with links to other Outer Hebridean islands.

For more information on living and working in the Western Isles, visit the NHS Western Isles website or follow NHSWI on Facebook and Twitter.

For further information about this post, contact: Dr. Sue Price, Chief Pharmacist, Tel: [phone] or email: [contact email].

Additional notes: The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies are listed on the NHS Scotland website, where you can also find the detailed job description.

If you have further queries, please contact Tel: [phone].