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Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership
Pharmacy Technician Primary Care – Band 5
Full Time/Part Time Opportunities (min 3 days) Monday – Friday
Total Vacancies 3.1 wte
Various Locations Across Aberdeenshire:
Garioch Cluster
Marr Cluster
Formartine Cluster
Buchan (Peterhead/Central Buchan)
We are looking for enthusiastic, GPhC registered pharmacy technicians to join existing teams to deliver pharmacotherapy services to practices across specific cluster/geographical areas within Aberdeenshire H&SCP.
The successful candidates will work as members of the Aberdeenshire Pharmacotherapy teams, comprising pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
The ideal candidates will be able to work well within a team, under direction and on their own initiative. Through on the job support and training successful candidates will gain experience to allow them to undertake a wide range of tasks such as medicines reconciliation, Medicines Care & Review, pharmaceutical queries including management of shortage and promote quality, cost-effective prescribing. The role will also provide pharmaceutical support through reviewing of prescribing data, performing audits and implementing changes to prescribing practices.
You may have a community or hospital pharmacy background or already be working within GP Practice as a pharmacy technician. Good communication, interpersonal and time management skills are essential. Full driving licence and use of a car is essential.
Full time and part time opportunities available -part time generally min 3 days (22.5hours)
Varied geographical options – posts will have agreed base (main place of work) and will involve remote and onsite working in practices within a cluster.
Bases and place of work will be discussed at interview.
Candidates should specify on application form which cluster areas they wish to be considered for and can apply for all areas.
- Buchan – Peterhead/Central Buchan Practices/Peterhead Community Hospital
- Formartine – Turriff/Pitmedden/Ellon/Oldmeldrum Practices & Turriff Community Hospital (Haddo, Pitmedden Hub)
- Garioch – Inverurie/Insch/Kemnay/Skene Practices & Inverurie & Insch Community Hospitals (Inverurie & Westhill hub)
- Marr – Aboyne /Alford/Banchory/Ballater/Braemar/ Torphins/Huntly/Strathdon Practices & Aboyne & Glen O Dee Community Hospitals (base options to be considered)
Closing date for applications 2 weeks.
Interviews are likely to be scheduled for week of 14th March and will be held virtually via Microsoft teams.
For further information, or an informal chat about these opportunities please contact one of the Aberdeenshire lead pharmacists:
Elaine Neil Lesley Thomson
Tel: 01224 556415 01224 556088 /07875 312297