Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership
Primary Care Pharmacy Technician
Band 5
Hours: 22.2 Hours (full & part time)
18 month Fixed Term or Secondment Position
We have an exciting, fixed term opportunity for enthusiastic, GPhC registered pharmacy technician to join the growing primary care pharmacotherapy team working within Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership (ACHSCP) and also supporting prescribing efficiencies work in the City to ensure the best use of public funds in prescribing of medicines.
The post-holder of this dual role will work alongside pharmacy colleagues to support delivery of the pharmacotherapy service outlined in the 2018 GMS Contract for Scotland. The role will include activities such as medication compliance reviews, dealing with pharmaceutical queries (e.g. shortages), medicine reconciliation and medication management advice for patients and carers.
You will also work on various aspects of medicines management to ensure safe and effective use of medicines in line with local and national guidelines, including formulary adherence and review of prescribing data.
You may have a primary care, community or hospital pharmacy background, but you must be registered with the GPhC. Good communication, interpersonal and time management skills are essential. Full driving licence and use of a car is essential.
Part time hours would be a minimum of 3 days (22.2 hours) per week currently (this would reduce to 21.6 hours her week from 1st April 2026).
About
For any queries about this post, we would encourage any prospective applicants to make informal enquiries to one of the Lead Pharmacists:
* Liz Robertson
* Lynne Irvine
Tel: 07772 601567 / 07772 580835
Email: liz.robertson@nhs.scot / lynne.irvine@nhs.scot
Interviews date to be confirmed.
As this post is being offered as a secondment, if you are a current NHS Grampian employee please ensure you seek permission from your current line manager to agree to the secondment in principle prior to submitting your application.
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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