Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 22nd December 2025
Do you have excellent communication and organisational skills? Are you a team worker with the ability to use your own initiative? If the answer is yes, then we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to join our encouraging and welcoming team of dedicated military and civilian healthcare professionals and administrative staff working within Redford Medical Centre, Edinburgh.
The vacant post is a part time position working 32 hours per week. The working hours will be: Monday – Thursday 08:00-16:30 (30 minutes lunch break) or 08:00-17:00 (60 minutes lunch break).
Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Job description
The post holder will work as part of a small team, to manage the day to day running of the Medical Centre dispensary at Redford Medical Centre. Working across the Scotland and Northern Ireland (SNI) Region may also be a requirement. Redford MC operate as a dispensing doctor practice; Pharmacy Technicians work unsupervised within the dispensary. The post holder is responsible for delivering a consistently high-quality pharmacy service and assists in the delivery of an effective medicines management service to entitled personnel within the multi-disciplinary medical centres and on behalf of the Senior Medical Officer (SMO).
The post holder will have knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training at National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) 3 level, supervising a technical area within the dispensary and knowledge of medicines management, including relevant legislation and policies acquired through NVQ 3 training.
Person specification
Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:
* Provision of a safe and accurate dispensing service to patients under the care of the SMO and DPHC.
* Communicate professionally with medical and non-medical prescribers regarding any prescription anomalies, ambiguities, or supply issues.
* Communicate information as needed to patients, parents and carers regarding prescribed medicines, further supplies, and prescription payments.
* Housekeeping of the dispensary including stock checks, stock rotation and monitoring of time expiry drugs to minimise wastage as per Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
* Provide advice to medical centre staff on pharmacy, prescribing and medicines management issues within scope of own competence.
* To deal with complaints in line with local and Ministry of Defence (MOD) policy.
* To maintain a high standard of confidentiality at all times.
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification for the complete list of duties.