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NHS Fife has an exciting opportunities for Pharmacy Technicians, registered with the GPhC with a background in hospital, primary care or community pharmacy.
You will be working in primary care with the Practice Pharmacy Team and will work from a range of settings including within a GP practice, Pharmacy Base and visit patients in homely settings. You may have the opportunity to work in hospital or across the interface, depending on the needs of the service.
With the development of the Pharmacotherapy contract you will provide support to GP practices to carry out a range of roles, including, medicines reconciliation of discharge letters, op clinic letters and new patient registrations, acute prescription requests, support MCR serial prescribing, medicines efficiency projects, prescribing audits and medication/ compliance reviews in care homes, patients’ own homes or in a homely setting.
Further training and support in prescribing systems and clinical roles will be provided.
We are looking for a qualified Pharmacy Technician who can demonstrate use of initiative and good communication skills. Good team working and interpersonal skills are essential and experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams in any care setting would be desirable.
On a on a day to day basis you will be based in the East Division from Glenrothes to North and East Fife or the west division from Kirkcaldy to west Dunfermline.
For informal enquiries, please contact Michelle Jackson, Lead Pharmacy Technician- West Division – 01383 5653211; Kirsteen Manzie, Lead Pharmacy Technician- East Division 01592 643355 ext 22073
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK.