Primary Care Pharmacy Technician

Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity* for 18 months to cover substantive post holders secondment leave

*Secondment Opportunity Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager.  The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.

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Pharmacy staff in NHS Forth Valley are key to helping transform primary care services. If you are looking for increased job satisfaction through varied and challenging roles, then get in touch with one of our friendly team of pharmacy technicians to find out more!

The Pharmacotherapy Service in Forth Valley is rapidly expanding and the team are currently undertaking new and exciting roles within local GP practices and working towards fulfilling the vision set out by Achieving Excellence in Pharmaceutical Care. This post will therefore be based in GP practices to increase capacity to deliver pharmaceutical care. You will be an integral and valued member of the GP Team delivering the Pharmacotherapy Service.

The post holder will have effective interpersonal, communication and influencing skills. They will also have the ability to work with a range of clinical and non clinical personnel as they become core members of the practice teams. They will liaise closely with hospital and community pharmacy colleagues and care homes to ensure seamless pharmaceutical care.

You must be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council before you can apply for this post. Applications are welcome from newly qualified pharmacy technicians.

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.  More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

For further information please contact Lynne Curtis, Lead Pharmacy Technician Pharmacotherapy on or email lynne.curtis@nhs.scot.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.  Please contact the Recruitment Office on if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.