SP260097 - Clinical Pharmacy Technician

NHS Scotland; Aberdeen; On-site; ZAR 459,000 - 590,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Grampian in Scotland is seeking a ward technician to support the clinical pharmacist team, providing high-level assistance with dispensing and supply management.

You will assess and check patients' own supplies, order items, answer supply queries, and help organise prescriptions and discharge supplies. You will also train and supervise less experienced technicians and assistants, working closely with pharmacists.

Qualifications

• Registered technicians with suitable relevant experience.
• An accuracy checking technician (ACT) qualification is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level support to the clinical pharmacists as part of the ward technician team.
• Assess and check patients' own supply, order items and deal with supply queries.
• Assist in organising prescriptions and supply for discharge.
• Train and supervise less experienced technicians and assistants.
• Work closely with pharmacists.

Skills

Registered technician

Supervising

Education

ACT qualification

Job description

This post is involved in working as part of the ward technician team 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 assessing and checking of patients own supply, ordering and dealing with any queries of supply, assisting in the organisation of prescriptions and supply for discharge. Works closely with the pharmacist and will be required to train and supervise less experienced technicians and assistants. Applications are invited from registered technicians with suitable relevant experience. An accuracy checking technician (ACT) qualification is required and if not already held, must be undertaken. Informal enquires to Ivey Petty, e-mail [e-mail]. 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.

Additional Information For Candidates

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• 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.