SP219625 - Pharmacy Technician

NHS Grampian; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Scotland is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to support clinical pharmacists in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. This part-time role involves medicines reconciliation, checking supplies, and supervising technicians. The ideal candidate will be a registered pharmacy technician with relevant experience and a dispensary checking technician qualification. This position offers the chance to contribute to pharmaceutical care within a dedicated team.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician with relevant experience.
• Dispensary checking technician qualification is required.
• Must work closely with pharmacists and train less experienced technicians.

Responsibilities

• Conduct medicines reconciliation and verification of patients' own supply.
• Assess and check medicines supply, ordering, and handling queries.
• Assist in organizing prescriptions and supplies for discharge.

Skills

Medicines reconciliation

Dispensary checking

Supervision

Education

Registered pharmacy technician

Dispensary checking technician qualification

Job description

Overview

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Ward Services. Band 5, 24 hours per week, part time. This post is involved in working as part of the ward technician team in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to provide support at a higher level to the clinical pharmacists, and is part of the pharmacy service within NHS Grampian that provides the provision of pharmaceutical care to patients.

It involves medicines reconciliation, assessing and checking patients' own supply, ordering and dealing with any queries of supply, and assisting in the organisation of prescriptions and supply for discharge. It works closely with the pharmacist and will be required to train and supervise less experienced technicians.

Applications are invited from registered technicians with suitable relevant experience. A dispensary checking technician qualification is required and if not already held, must be undertaken.

Responsibilities

• Medicines reconciliation and verification of patients' own supply.
• Assessing and checking medicines supply, ordering, and handling queries related to supply.
• Assisting in organising prescriptions and supplies for discharge.
• Work closely with the pharmacist and train/supervise less experienced technicians.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Registered pharmacy technician with suitable relevant experience.
• Dispensary checking technician qualification is required; if not held, it must be undertaken.
• Informal enquiries to Cady Mathieson at [e-mail] or bleep 4360.

Additional Information for Candidates

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Other Information

• Please note: If this post operates within Aberdeen City Low Emission Zone, you will be responsible for all costs associated with entering.
• NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

Equality and Diversity: NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among its 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.