Senior Pharmacy Technician

Nhs Tayside; Arbroath; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Tayside's Angus Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service (AIDARS) is looking for a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join a forward-thinking Substance Use Pharmacy team. You will be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC and work within an integrated health and social care setting.

You will assess and manage medications for service users with substance use; work autonomously alongside a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist; engage with multidisciplinary colleagues and partners to

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC and current registration status.
• Experience and interest in working with people who use substances, their families and carers.
• Interest in multi-disciplinary teams and developing new service models of pharmaceutical care.
• Ability to ensure safe, person-centred medication management within a recovery-focused service.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate person-centred care to maximise benefit and minimise risk from prescribed medicines.
• Work autonomously alongside a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist with support from the wider team.
• Collaborate with Community Pharmacy, GP practices, 3rd Sector agencies and Advocacy Services in a recovery-oriented service.
• Contribute to weekend and public holiday rotas as required.

Skills

Holistic person-centred care

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Service model development

Stigma reduction

Education

GPhC registration as Pharmacy Technician

Accurary checking qualification or willingness to obtain

Job description

Job reference: 263624
Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Job closing date: 12/11/2026
Job Type: Other Therapeutic
Location: Bruce House, Arbroath
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 28.8
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Tayside
Department: Angus Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service
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 exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Pharmacy Technician to work within the Angus Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service (AIDARS).
We are seeking to recruit a Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic and forward-thinking Substance Use Pharmacy team.
We are keen to hear from Pharmacy Technicians who:

• Have experience and a genuine interest in working with people who use substances, their families and carers to achieve maximum benefit while minimising risks from their medicines, with a focus on holistic person-centred care.
• Have an interest in working within expanding multi-disciplinary teams to deliver the best possible outcomes for individuals.
• Want to promote joint working between services while challenging stigma towards those using substances trying to access healthcare.
• Are interested in playing a role in developing new service models of pharmaceutical care delivery, while scrutinising existing service models and processes to ensure they are safe and meet the needs of the local population.

As an integral member of the multidisciplinary team the post-holder will be involved in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of person-centred care for individuals within AIDARS to ensure that they have the maximum benefit and minimal risk from their prescribed medication. The post holder will work autonomously alongside a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist with support from the wider Tayside Mental Health and Substance Use Pharmacy Team.
AIDARS are an integrated health and social care team based in the community that provides recovery-oriented care to people across Angus. The service works closely with partners including Community Pharmacy, GP practices, 3rd Sector agencies and Independent Advocacy Services.
The role requires you to be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and to either hold a recognised accuracy checking qualification or be willing to work towards this.
There may be a requirement to contribute to the weekend and public holiday rotas as per service requirement.

Informal enquiries to:
Ross Nicol, Specialist Clinical Pharmacist
Bruce House, Wellgate, Arbroath, DD11 3TP
Email: [e-mail], Tel: [phone]

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

If you are a current member of staff, please ensure you update your Jobtrain profile to reflect that you are employed by NHS Tayside.