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Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will be considered under the Annex 21 training programme where whilst undergoing training they will be paid 75% of the top of Band 3.
University Hospital Monklands is looking for a Senior Assistant Technical Officer to help lead pharmacy support workers in our dispensary.
Pharmacy dispensary is a crucial operational area which provides a patient focused quality service to assure an efficient, timely and accurate supply of prescriptions to inpatients and outpatients.
The successful candidate must have great attention to detail to ensure the accurate and safe assembly of medicines to be dispensed.
Any candidate who does not hold a Scottish Vocational Qualification Level II in Pharmacy Services will be a considered as a trainee Annex 21 and as such will be paid a percentage of the top of the band.
JOB PURPOSE
- To provide patient focused quality service to assure an efficient and timely supply of pharmaceutical products.
- To undertake dispensing of inpatient and out-patient prescriptions.
- To receive , check, package and despatch pharmaceutical goods and to assess items returned for re-use
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO DO THE JOB
- Scottish Vocational Qualification Level II
- Two years experience as an assistant technical officer/dispenser
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise workload
- Able to work under their own initiative and as part of a team.
- Commitment to CPD
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Self motivation
- Good interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate customer awareness/focus.
- Weekends and public holidays
- Willingness to contribute to the general working of the pharmacy department.
- Experience in hospital practice is desirable
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Linda Gemmell/Lyndsay Small on ..
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact David Murray on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk, stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
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