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The Role
To provide support to wards and departments within University Hospital Wishaw to ensure medicines received on the ward follow each patient throughout their hospital stay ensuring a safe and efficient use of pharmacy products at ward level. The post holder will utilise hepma / JAC system non stock reporting to ensure medicines governance at ward level is improved impacting on patient safety with improved stock management
Additional Information Specific to the Role
- The post holder will work within receiving areas assisting with stock management moving medicines to where they are required.
- The post holder will utilise hepma to ensure non-stock medicines are ordered and supplied promptly liaising with ward, technical staff, clinical technicians and pharmacists.
- The post holder will be required to speak to patients on admission to ensure Patients Own Medicines / compliance aids are brought in from home to assist with medicines reconciliation and avoid duplication or missed doses.
- The post holder will be required to interact with a variety of healthcare professionals at ward level, and as such is expected to have excellent communication skills as they will often liaise between the wards and the pharmacy department.
- The post holder will ensure any non-stock medication is promptly returned to the pharmacy
- The post holder may be required to cover for other Senior ATO during periods of leave.
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 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
- Scottish Vocational Qualification Level II
- Previous experience as an assistant technical officer/dispenser
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise workload
- Able to work under their own initiative and as part of a team.
- Commitment to CPD
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Self motivation
- Good interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate customer awareness/focus.
- Weekends and public holidays
- Willingness to contribute to the general working of the pharmacy department.
- Experience in hospital practice is desirable
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
It would be great if you also have
- Experience in hospital practice is desirable
- Experience of working in hospital or community pharmacy
- Understanding of hospital pharmacy services
- Computer skills/key board skills
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Pharmacy department within University Hospital Wishaw.
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.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Stewart Sheehan, Senior Pharmacy Technician on Stewart.sheehan@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Carla Vargas, Recruitment Administrator on carla.vargas@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. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
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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.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
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NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.