Senior Pharmacy Technician (Primary Care) - #145934

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is Mon - Fri.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated registered pharmacy technician to join the NHSGGC Prescribing Support Team and take forward key prescribing initiatives. As a key member of the Prescribing Team you will have an important role in promoting and implementing cost effective and evidence based prescribing within specific GP practices and Care Homes across NHS GGC.

This role will involve working with GPs and the primary care multidisciplinary teams to improve medicines management and deliver excellent patient care. This role will involve delivery of the pharmacotherapy service as part of the GP contract and will provide an important function in supporting patients with their medicines.

The post holder will have line management responsibilities and will require excellent communication, negotiation, organisational and IT skills along with the ability to influence and affect change.

This is an opportunity to develop your career in Primary Care working with multi-disciplinary teams, particularly GP Practices, Community Pharmacies, Care Homes and across other care settings. Experience of working in Primary Care or as part of a multi-disciplinary team is desirable.

Minimum requirements Pharmacy Technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Informal contact: Karen Noble, Pharmacy Technician Team Leader, 0300 300 0217, [email protected]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

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