197783 (SNIS) Prescribing Support Pharmacy Technician

Partnership working is at the core of our values, and we work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including our Community Pharmacy colleagues, to deliver the highest quality care for everyone in Lothian.

Do you want to be at the forefront of transforming the delivery of pharmaceutical care?

Do you want to work in an environment that values staff and supports their learning, growth, and wellbeing?

Do you want to work with a dynamic team who have the ambition to be "the best Pharmacy service in Scotland"?

Edinburgh HSCP are increasing clinical capacity across Primary care in support of Scottish Government's Achieving Excellence strategy and in fulfillment of the plans for a pharmacotherapy service for General Practice.

We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated, and enthusiastic technician, to take forward key prescribing initiatives within GP Practices across Edinburgh.

You will work closely with GPs, other practice staff, community pharmacists, care home staff, other members of the multi-disciplinary team and central team colleagues in supporting the development and application of high quality, safe, cost effective and evidence-based prescribing in the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). You will work within GP practices, care homes and other healthcare settings to provide individualised care to patients to improve the safety and effectiveness of their medicines. You will work on joint projects/initiatives within the HSCP as required and promote awareness of prescribing management issues., Steven Walker Band 6 Pharmacy Technician, Prescribing Efficiency and Analysis Technical (Peat) Team

With a National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent Pharmacy Technician qualification and current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, applicants should also have significant post qualification experience. Excellent communication, IT and organisational skills are a pre-requisite and experience of medicines management and working with GPs would be an advantage. You should be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

NHS Lothian serves a population of approximately 1 million people, employs 35,000 people, and is fundamentally focussed on improving the health and wellbeing of the population. Some of the benefits of working in NHS Lothian are captured in the video below;

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The NHS Lothian Primary Care Pharmacy and Medicines Service is undergoing an ambitious programme of transformation and integration. Pharmaceutical care is provided by a team of around 100 pharmacy staff, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and administrators, working across General Practices covering the whole of Edinburgh.