Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician, Mental Health Services (LW)

Do you want to be at the forefront of transforming clinical pharmacy?  Do you want to work with a dynamic, supportive and friendly team?

We are currently transforming our clinical pharmacy service across NHS Fife, as an integrated pharmacy service across hospital, primary care and specialist teams. The aim is to join up care for our patients across transitions of care and ensure the best outcomes for patients with their medicines.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced pharmacy technician registered with the GPhC with proven post qualification experience to join our integrated pharmacy team, working across Fife as part of the mental health clinical pharmacy team.

You will be based across mental health this will involve working across a range of hospital sites and settings including General Adult Psychiatry (GAP), Older Adult Psychiatry (OAP), Rehabilitation, Forensic, Learning Disability, ADHD and Intensive Care Psychiatry patients. 

You will undertake a key role in continuing the provision of a safe, effective pharmacy service to all mental health settings which will support a smooth transition of care over multiple sites.   

This role will involve travelling across Fife to cover other mental health hospitals out with your base locations. You will also have sessions to enable you to maintain your checking qualification.

You must be able to work independently or as part of the pharmacy team and wider multidisciplinary team.  You will be an excellent communicator who has the ability to build good relationships with colleagues and other healthcare professionals. You should have experience of working in a clinical environment and managing staff.

For further information please contact Andrew Forrester andrew.forrester2@nhs.scot  

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  Your offer/contract of employment will therefore reflect the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your Hiring Manager.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. 

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.