NHSL 210323 R3 Pharmacy Technician - Higher Level (LMD)
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NHSL 210323 R3 Pharmacy Technician - Higher Level (LMD)
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Pharmacy Technician – Higher Level
Band 5, 37 hours/week, Permanent (2 posts), Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
(with public holidays and weekend commitments)
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.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian. We are the second largest health system in NHS Scotland and one of only four teaching Boards. We have strategic partnerships with local Universities, Local Authorities and our four Integration Joint Boards. We serve a population of 900,000, providing a range of primary, community based and acute hospital services. We also provide regional and national services across a range of clinical specialties.
The vision for the Pharmacy & Medicines service is to deliver clinically led, person-centred services to ensure patients across Lothian get the best from their medicines and pharmacy services. We are focussed on creating an environment where each person in the team has the opportunity to flourish, develop and make best use of their skills.
This is an exciting opportunity for highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacy technicians to join the well established clinical pharmacy team. The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is a large teaching hospital with an established reputation for offering the best practice across a wide variety of specialist services. As part of a supportive team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, you will play an integral role in the multidisciplinary team, ensuring the safe and effective supply of medicines to patients. The post holders will have a patient facing role and have extended responsibilities throughout the patient journey, including medication history taking, utilisation of technician referral tools and patient education.
Candidates must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), have a Pharmacy Dispensary Checking Technician (PDCT) National Qualification or equivalent, HNC in Pharmacy Services Development and Management or equivalent qualification or relevant experience will be considered. If the successful candidates do not hold the HNC or equivalent they will be expected to engage in completing the appropriate post-registration qualification in post. Knowledge and experience of ward based activities such as one-stop dispensing and assessment of patient’s own medicines would be beneficial.
You will be required to participate in the weekend, late night and public holiday service rota.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Adele Stinear, Lead Clinical Technician, adele.stinear@nhs.scot or call 0131 242 1000 (bleep 5120)
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