Sp261427 - Senior Pharmacy Technician

NHS Grampian; Aberdeen City; Presencial; GBP 35 000 - 43 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

NHS Grampian is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join the Medicines Information team at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. You will support safe and effective patient care by providing high-quality medicines information to healthcare professionals across NHS Grampian and related boards.

You will be a registered pharmacy technician with excellent communication and organisational skills, and you will have opportunities to undertake MIATP training and to perform clinical duties on a ward.

Qualificações

• You will be a registered pharmacy technician.
• You will provide teaching and training to local pharmacy team members.

Responsabilidades

• Provide medicines information to support safe patient care across NHS Grampian, NHS Shetland and NHS Orkney.
• Answer medicines-related enquiries and contribute to guidelines and policies.
• Carry out clinical duties on a ward within Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
• Support development of medicines information training and policies.

Conhecimentos

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Advertised location: Aberdeen

Advertised salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)

Employment type: Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly and supportive Medicines Information (MI) team within the Pharmacy Department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

The Grampian Medicines Information Centre handles a large volume of complex medicines-related enquiries each year, providing evidence-based advice to support safe and effective patient care.

You will play a significant role in the provision of a high-quality Medicines Information service to all healthcare professionals in any setting across NHS Grampian, NHS Shetland and NHS Orkney. You will provide teaching and training to local pharmacy team members, have a clinical duty on a ward within Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, answer medicines-related enquiries and support the development of guidelines and policies.

You will be supported to undertake the Medicines Information and Advice Training Programme (MIATP) for Pharmacy Technicians if not already completed, to become accredited in specific enquiry types.

You will be a registered pharmacy technician with excellent communication and organisational skills and the desire to provide a high quality, safe, effective and efficient service.

If you are interested in this post and would like more information please contact Sarah O’Beirne, Lead Pharmacist Medicines Information on 01224 552316 or email [e-mail]

We would be delighted to speak to you about any elements of the post or to arrange an informal visit.

Interview date to be confirmed.

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.

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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.