Pharmacy Technician

NHS Highland; Lochgilphead; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Highland invites applications for a registered Pharmacy Technician to join the Argyll & Bute pharmacy and vaccination services. You will support safe, accurate vaccine and medicine management across multiple sites, under pharmacists and senior colleagues.

Required qualifications include NVQ Level 3 or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences, registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, and a full driving licence with access to a car for business use.

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications in pharmacy; registered with GPhC and vaccine service awareness.
• Strong numeracy, organisation and IT skills required.
• Full driving licence and access to a car for business use.

Responsibilities

• Participate in stock management including receipt and storage.
• Maintain records and use stock-management systems.
• Support cold chain and QA activities with temperature monitoring.
• Assist with stock reconciliation, audits and reducing wastage.
• Respond to routine queries and refer complex matters to pharmacists.
• Support medicines governance, safety alerts and SOP adherence.
• Collaborate with pharmacy, nursing and primary care teams across sites.

Skills

Communication skills

Numeracy

IT skills

Organisation

Education

NVQ Level 3 or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

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.

An opportunity has arisen for a registered Pharmacy Technician to join the Argyll & Bute pharmacy and vaccination services.

Applicants must hold an appropriate Pharmacy Technician qualification, such as NVQ Level 3 or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent, and must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Effective communication, numeracy, organisation, IT skills, attention to detail, a full driving licence and access to a car for business use are required.

Working under the direction of pharmacists and senior pharmacy colleagues, the postholder will support the safe, accurate, secure and cost-effective management of vaccines and other medicines used across Vaccination Services and CTAC.

• Participate in stock management, including receipt, storage, ordering processes, stock checks, expiry-date monitoring, distribution and management of returns or disposal.
• Maintain accurate electronic and paper records and use relevant stock-management systems to issue and receive stock.
• Support cold chain and quality assurance activity, including refrigerator and freezer temperature monitoring and escalation of discrepancies.
• Assist with stock reconciliation, audit, data collection, reporting and actions to reduce vaccine wastage.
• Respond to routine queries within competence and refer clinical or complex matters to an appropriate pharmacist or senior colleague.
• Support medicines governance, safety alerts, incident reporting, standard operating procedures, staff training and service improvement.
• Work collaboratively with pharmacy, nursing, administrative and primary care teams across multiple sites in Argyll & Bute.

Applicants must hold an appropriate Pharmacy Technician qualification, such as NVQ Level 3 or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent, and must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Effective communication, numeracy, organisation, IT skills, attention to detail, a full driving licence and access to a car for business use are required. The post is suitable for someone who can work accurately, recognise the limits of their competence and contribute positively to a multidisciplinary service.

For informal enquiries, contact Rebecca Kennedy, Interim Lead Nurse for Primary Care Services, NHS Highland.

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. We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy. Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through .