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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.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Pharmacy Technician to join the developing innovative Pharmacy Team working across Justice Healthcare (HMP Perth, Castle Huntly and Tayside Custody Suite), Tayside Substance Use Services (TSUS) and Out of Hours (OOH). This post, with the support of the Lead Pharmacist and Specialist Clinical Pharmacists, will help continue to develop the role of the Clinical Pharmacy Technician within these areas to help provide excellent, high quality patient care to a unique population of patients. The post holder will also work closely with the Pharmacy Assistants to help develop their roles and drive forward changes in the medicines supply chains across the specialties ensuring patients receive their medications in a timely manner. The post holder will be an integral member of not only the Pharmacy Team but the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) across the services.
Candidates must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
Informal enquiries to:
Karen Melville, Lead Pharmacist, Controlled Drugs, Substance Misuse, Prisoner Healthcare, OOH, karen.melville@nhs.net, 01382 660 111 Ext: 71016.
Sarah Donaldson, Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, Tayside Substance Misuse Services, sarahrdonaldson@nhs.net, 01382 660111, Ext: 22596.
Hours of work are: 30 hours per week. Note: That whilst this post does cover the Out of Hours Service, working hours will be predominantly office hours however some flexibility would be required.