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NHS LOTHIAN
PRIMARY CARE
West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership
Prescribing Support Pharmacy Technician (Primary Care)
Band 4 – 2 vacancies
(Full and Part Time Opportunities)
Salary Scale: £22,927 – £25,223
Looking for new challenges and opportunities to develop your skills?
NHS Lothian are increasing their clinical capacity across Primary Care in support of the Scottish Government’s Achieving Excellence strategy and in fulfillment of the plans for a General Practice Clinical Pharmacy Service.
We are looking for dynamic, highly motivated, and enthusiastic pharmacy technician(s) to join our team, working in a brand new remote pharmacotherapy hub providing key service(s) to GP practices within West Lothian. The successful applicant(s) will be responsible for supporting the delivery of pharmacotherapy services within GP practice.
This is an ideal post for an experienced Technician to work in an innovative environment with a well-established team. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.
The successful candidate will have an opportunity to develop skills in all the roles undertaken by the team and promote quality and cost-effective prescribing across Primary Care.
With a National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent Pharmacy Technician qualification and current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, applicants should have a significant post qualification experience preferably in a Primary Care setting.
Applications will be considered from those interested in job-sharing opportunities and those seeking part-time employment
Informal enquiries are welcomed. Further information may be obtained from
Carrie-Anne Pringle, Lead Pharmacy Technician, West Lothian HSCP, 07766998796
Stewart McNair, Advanced Pharmacist, West Lothian HSCP, 07566216630
Please note: For part-time posts the salary will be pro-rata.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
**Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**