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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.
Come and join a great team in the North West Locality of Glasgow City This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated technician to join the NHSGGC Prescribing Support Team and take forward key prescribing initiatives. As a key member of the Prescribing Team you will have an important role in promoting and implementing cost effective and evidence based prescribing within specific GP practices and Care Homes across NHS GGC. This role will involve working with GPs and the primary care multidisciplinary teams to improve medicines management and deliver excellent patient care. This role will involve delivery of the pharmacotherapy service as part of the GP contract and will provide an important function in supporting patients with their medicines This post requires excellent communication, negotiation, organisational and IT skills along with the ability to influence and affect change. This is an opportunity to develop your career in Primary Care working with multi-disciplinary teams, particularly GP Practices, Community Pharmacies and Care Homes and across other care settings. Experience of working in Primary Care or as part of a multi-disciplinary team is desirable.
Minimum requirements
Pharmacy Technician, NVQ3 or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or Equivalent
Registrant with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Minimum two years post registration
Full or Part Time will be considered.
Contact details for Informal contact, Name Kirsty Thomson, Contact Number: 07812474127
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
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