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Are you an experienced Pharmacy Technician seeking the challenge of a developing role in the care of older people and those with palliative and end of life care needs, delivering a high quality, effective and efficient patient-focused service? Join our dynamic, supportive and friendly pharmacy team at Roxburghe House and Royal Victoria Hospital.
Working with the clinical pharmacy, ward based and community based multidisciplinary teams you will have responsibility for providing person centred care and will carry out roles at ward and locality levels including confirming medication histories, contributing to discharge planning and ensuring adherence to clinical governance. You will also contribute towards identifying and resolving medication related issues, working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary teams.
You must be able to maintain, develop and use your own professional judgement and skills for the benefit of patients. You must be able to use your own initiative to provide person centred care and be flexible in your approach to changing service needs.
You will be a positive role model and have adaptable and motivational attributes. You will manage staff, procedures and processes and be responsible for training and assuring the competencies of pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers within your team. You will also work closely with other Specialist Pharmacy Technicians and the wider pharmacy workforce, to review, develop and sustain services.
Applications are welcomed from Pharmacy Technicians who can demonstrate a high level of professional practice and a particular commitment to the care of older people and those with palliative and end of life care needs. You must have empathy, excellent motivational and problem solving skills and possess the ability to work under pressure.
*Applications are welcomed from experienced Pharmacy Technicians who meet the essential criteria (without an HNC Pharmacy Services Development & Management – or equivalent). Successful applicants in this position would be employed as band 5 until they achieve the qualification to be given band 6.
You must be a registrant of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and hold a recognised accuracy checking qualification.
**Hours of work are: 37.5 hours over a 7 day week. We are supportive of flexible working and are willing to accept applications from those who can work any hours between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. or wish to work part time or job share. This post holder will contribute to the weekend working rota. Please contact a manager listed in advance of application to discuss potential working hours or for any queries about this.
There may be the opportunity for candidates to visit the department in advance of interview/discuss via MS Teams for further information. Please contact one of the managers listed below to arrange.
Informal enquiries can be made to Shirley Kelly, Macmillan Lead Pharmacist for Palliative and End of Life Care, call 01382 423130 or email shirley.kelly@nhs.scot or Elizabeth King, Principal Clinical Pharmacist, call 01382 660111 pager 2683 or email elizabeth.king4@nhs.scot
Interview will take place on 22 August 2022
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.
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.