About The Organisation

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 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.

The Role

To support the primary care prescribing team in promoting safe, effective and economic use of medicines by:

Working with practices and locality prescribing advisers to identify specific prescribing initiatives to be undertaken that are in line with primary care prescribing action plans.

Promoting an understanding of the appropriate use of medicines and associated resources.

Working autonomously under the direction of the locality prescribing adviser to carry out audits, analyse data, prepare reports and implement change in prescribing practice.

Working autonomously under the direction of the Advanced Clinical Services Pharmacists (ACSPs), Prescribing Support Pharmacists (PSPs) and Foundation Pharmacists (FPs) to deliver the pharmacotherapy service as detailed in GMS contract

In this key role, you will:

To collect and collate patient related prescribing and clinical data from practice computer systems and/or patients’ notes

To identify and highlight areas where patient prescribing management requires intervention and to make relevant recommendations to the practice in support of reviews related to priority areas.

To create reports and letters for GP surgeries detailing work undertaken, outcomes and recommendations e.g. audit data, patient data collection and staff training.

To implement agreed prescribing changes to ensure high quality and cost effective prescribing

Support practices in performing audits related to medicine use and patient reviews in line with locality and practice priorities

What You'll Bring:

Pharmacy technician, NVQ3 or BTEC in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Current UK Driving Licence

Experience and knowledge of medicines management

Ability to work with limited supervision

Awareness of legislation and good practice related to prescribing, storage and handling of medicines

Clinical understanding of medicines use

Evidence of good analytical skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Alannah Crozier, Locality Senior Pharmacy Technician on alannah.crozier@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.