PS258221 - Lead Pharmacy Technician

NHS National Services Scotland; Elgin; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Grampian is seeking a Band 6 Lead Pharmacy Technician at Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin, to lead a team of technicians and assistants within a hospital pharmacy setting. The role covers medicine, surgery and paediatrics, with the workload shared across two days to form an 18-hour week.

Applicants must hold GPhC registration and a prescription accuracy checking qualification, with prior hospital experience preferred. Informal enquiries are welcome via the recruitment team.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GPhC is required.
• Prescription accuracy checking qualification is essential.
• Hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of pharmacy technicians and assistants.
• Provide input to a wide range of specialties across medicine, surgery and paediatrics.
• Support clinical skill development within the team.

Education

GPhC registration

Prescription accuracy checking qualification

Job description

Lead Technician (Job Share)

Looking for a breath of fresh air? We are looking for a Band 6 Lead Pharmacy Technician at Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin – a great place to live and work, lying between the coast of the Moray Firth and the mountains of the Highlands and the Cairngorm National Park. Moray is beautiful and enjoys its own sheltered microclimate. Mountain sports, world class fishing and golf, and the finest whisky are on our doorstep. An excellent quality of life and superb schools are to be found here. Elgin, the county town of Moray has all of the amenities you would expect and is in easy reach of Inverness and Aberdeen. Dr Gray’s Hospital has 134 beds supporting a wide range of specialties. The Pharmacy Department at Dr Gray’s Hospital strives to provide excellent pharmaceutical care to the patients who use our services. Our technicians are expected to provide input to a wide range of specialties offering an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to use and improve their clinical skills in a variety of settings such as medicine, surgery and paediatrics. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Pharmacy Technician with substantial hospital experience to lead our team of technicians and assistants.

18 hours per week job share.

Full registration with the GPhC is an essential requirement for the post, as is a formal prescription accuracy checking qualification. Candidates without these will not be shortlisted.

Want to know more? Informal enquiries welcome – Telephone: Lesley Giblin, Pharmacist Team Leader on 01343 567253.

Interviews w/c 23rd November 2026.

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