Senior Pharmacy Technician

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Senior Pharmacy Technician (Primary Care)- Perth City

Pharmacy Hub/General Practice - Band 5

Fixed Term/Secondment ( Maternity Cover - 12months)

Full time (37 hours per week)

Part time applicants will be considered

We are looking to recruit a senior pharmacy technician to join our expanding Locality Pharmacy team in Perth & Kinross Health and Social Care Partnerships. The locality role involves working in a range of environments including GP practices, Pharmacy Hub, community hospitals and patients own homes with an emphasis on high quality patient centred pharmaceutical care.

The applicant must be registered as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain (GPhC) . Experience of primary care is desirable.

Qualities

• A personal and professional philosophy that puts patients at the centre of service activity
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to establish and maintain relationships in a multidisciplinary team
• The ability to adapt to change and meet tight deadlines

The NHS Tayside ethos is to allow professionals to develop to be the best they can be, further develop their competencies within robust competency frameworks and actively encourages multidisciplinary and multi professional working.

We are a friendly and sociable, forward thinking team that has developed over the years. We promote team working and collaboration across all roles to recognise the valuable contribution a good skill mix can make to delivering the best quality service and improving patient care.

If you are interested in joining our friendly, progressive team, and would like more information then please contact:-

Emma Dennis, Specialist Pharmacy Technician, emma.dennis@nhs.scot ; or

Karolina Cerkaska, Specialist Pharmacy Technician, karolina.cerkaska@nhs.scot ;

Hours of work are: 37hrs /week

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