Gartnavel General Hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The role:
We are looking for a highly motivated and proactive individual to join our friendly and supportive pharmacy team in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a variety of clinical areas throughout the Gartnavel General Hospital site. Although based at Gartnavel General Hospital, cross-sector working in any North Sector site will be required. Customer service is a large part of the role, ensuring all customers have supplies in the right quantity, quality, place and time, to support nursing and clinical services and to resolve complaints timeously and to liaise with suppliers accordingly. The duties of this post are crucial in supporting the supply and delivery of medicines to clinical front-line services .
No Band 2 roles are eligible for sponsorship under the or Health and Care Worker visa. routes. For Band 3 roles, only posts of 32 hours per week or more may meet eligibility. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) cannot provide a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for roles that do not meet these criteria, and applications requiring sponsorship will not be considered.
Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:
1. Gartnavel General Hospital
2. The shift pattern is Monday to Friday 08:45 to 17:00 and 16:30 on a Wednesday
3. The post includes participation in public holidays and weekend work
Key responsibilities:
4. You will ensure the safe and effective supply of medicines to patients, coordinate and manage ward top-up services and be responsible for recycling & redistributing non-stock medicines that have been ordered for patients, helping to ensure that missed doses are avoided
5. You will reduce drug expenditure and potential subsequent waste
6. You will dispense medicines for patients being discharged from the hospital and support nursing staff with good housekeeping of medicines
7. The post holder will be an integral member of the pharmacy team and work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, including nurses, medical staff, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:
8. You must have excellent communication skills both verbal and written and be able to organise and prioritise your own workload and the workload of others
9. An SVQ/NVQ Level 2 pharmacy qualification or demonstrable training to equivalent level and 2 years experience of working in a pharmacy setting is desirable along with good IT skills
10. Experience working in hospital pharmacy is desirable however, full training will be provided
What we offer:
We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.
As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:
11. A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
12. Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
13. Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
14. Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
15. Enhanced pay for working public holidays
16. NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
17. Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
Interested?