Pharmacy Technician (Primary Care)

NHS Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider seeks a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join a dynamic team in Glasgow. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance patient care through effective medication management and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. You will play a crucial role in implementing evidence-based prescribing initiatives and improving medicines management across various care settings. If you're enthusiastic about making a difference in primary care and possess strong communication and organizational skills, this position is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to delivering high-quality healthcare services to the community.

Qualifications

• Essential registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.
• Experience in Primary Care or multi-disciplinary teams is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Promote cost-effective prescribing within GP practices.
• Coordinate information collection and analyze data for medication reviews.

Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Negotiation Skills

IT Skills

Education

Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC

Job description

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

This is a permanent, fulltime post of 37 hours per week, with a shift pattern of Monday to Friday (8.30am-4.30pm).

North West Locality Glasgow City HSCP

Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is essential.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated technician to join the NHSGGC Pharmacy Team and take forward key prescribing initiatives and prescription management tasks.

As a key member of the Prescribing Team you will have an important role in promoting and implementing cost effective and evidence based prescribing within specific GP practices and Care Homes across NHS GGC. This role will involve working with GPs and the primary care multidisciplinary teams to improve medicines management and deliver excellent patient care. This role will involve delivery of the pharmacotherapy service as part of the GP contract and will provide an important function in supporting patients with their medicines

This post requires excellent communication, negotiation, organisational and IT skills along with the ability to influence and affect change. This is an opportunity to develop your career in Primary Care working with multi-disciplinary teams, particularly GP Practices, Community Pharmacies, Care Homes and across other care settings. Experience of working in Primary Care or as part of a multi-disciplinary team is desirable

You will coordinate the collection of information, input and analyse data, update clinical records as appropriate and collate information in support of quality medication reviews. You will also be required to discuss use of medicines over the phone with patients.

For more information, please contact: Kirsty Thomson/Lisa Smith, Team Lead, Pharmacy Technician, 07812 474127 / 07866 012329

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognisingmilitary skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

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