Job Advert
The Role
University Hospital Monklands is looking for a dynamic Senior Pharmacy Technician – Dispensary Services to join our pharmacy team! This post holder will provide leadership, alongside the senior pharmacist, to ensure a high quality service is delivered, including the safe and timely supply of medicines within the hospital. Furthermore, they will manage and develop the pharmacy technical workforce within the dispensary.
Wording from Manager
It is an exciting time at University Hospital Monklands with recent introduction of Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (HEPMA) and developing future plans for the replacement of the current hospital site. Also, there are significant changes underway to the education and training of pharmacy technicians and support staff which will shape future roles.
Applications are welcomed from suitably qualified candidates.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
- National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
- SVQ Level III
- To be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Higher National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
- Accredited final accuracy checking qualification.
- Commitment to CPD
- Demonstrate experience as qualified pharmacy technician in hospital pharmacy service
- Demonstrable experience in dispensary services, this to include handling controlled drugs and clinical trial materials.
- Experience in supervision of other staff or of a functional area of pharmacy.
- Experience in contributing to and developing SOPs.
- Experience in providing a ward/department stock top-up service.
- Experience in delivering induction and competency based training
- In depth understanding of hospital pharmacy services
- Ability to work as part of and lead a team.
- Ability to train and assess others.
- Ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks using own initiative, whilst supervising and leading a team
- Ability to work under pressure accurately.
- Computer skills/key board skills
- Ability to communicate more complex information effectively using clear written and verbal skills.
- Demonstrate accurate numeracy skills.
- Ability to identify and manage risks
It would be great if you also have
- SVQ Assessor
Contract type
- Permanent
- Full time or Part Time will be considered
- 37.5hours
- Please note part time post the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Location and Working Pattern
- This role will be based in Pharmacy within University Hospital Monklands
- The working pattern for this role will be Monday - Friday 9am until 5pm
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
For informal enquiries, please contact Elaine Wilson, Senior Pharmacist – Dispensary Services on elaine.wilson3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Pauline Fleming, Recruitment Administrator on pauline.fleming@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
- For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
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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.
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.
*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.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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