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We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Support Worker to join our Pharmacy Distribution Team. You will need to be flexible, organised, work well within a team and have a positive, ‘can do’ attitude. You will be used to working in a busy challenging environment, be adaptable and willing to learn new skills.
The role will include receiving medicine deliveries from wholesalers, issuing inpatient medicines to wards, carrying out ward top-ups and ward-based screening of medicine orders, providing a porter service to deliver medicines throughout the hospital and providing a driver service to the outlying facilities.
You will have excellent communication skills and hold or be willing to work towards an NVQ2 qualification in pharmacy services. The post holder(s) will be required to participate in weekend and public holiday rotas.
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.
We are a friendly, forward thinking team and would love to have you on board – and we have cake club on a Friday!
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to complete a Standard Police Act Disclosure Scotland Check.
For informal enquiries please contact Rebecca McMahon, Lead Technician; PS&D at rebecca.mcmahon@nhs.scot or Derek Brown, Pharmacy Support Worker Team Leader at derek.brown@nhs.scot
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.
NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.
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.