Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Dispensary - Pharmacy

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

The role of the Senior Assistant Technical Officer is:

• To provide patient focused quality service to assure an efficient and timely supply of pharmaceutical products
• To undertake dispensing of inpatient and out-patient prescriptions
• To receive , check, package and despatch pharmaceutical goods and to assess items returned for re-use

In this key role, you will:

• assist the Senior Technician – Dispensary services with planning and prioritising work within the pharmacy dispensary.
• receive and check all types of pharmaceutical products into the pharmacy department from wholesalers and other hospitals.
• notify the senior technician or pharmacist if there are any incomplete, damaged or discrepancies with orders delivered.
• label and dispense inpatient, outpatient and discharge prescriptions.
• lead training for Assistant Technical Officers following standard operating procedures.
• participate in educational and training programmes, and other activities to develop skills as part of commitment to continuing professional development.
• assist in the supervision and training of pre-registration pharmacy graduates, summer students and other staff as required.

What You'll Bring:

• Scottish Vocational Qualification Level II
• Experience as an assistant technical officer/dispenser
• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to plan, prioritise and organise workload
• Able to work under their own initiative and as part of a team
• Commitment to CPD
• Good verbal and written communication skills

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Elaine Stewart, Pharmacy Technician Team Manager, on [email removed]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on [email removed]

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Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

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Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.