Prescribing Support Team Pharmacy Technician - Band 5 inEdinburgh inEdinburgh PUBLISHED 15 JUN 2024

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.

NHS Lothian Pharmacy & Medicines Service

Community Pharmacy Development Team

Information Management and Technology Facilitator

(Prescribing Support Pharmacy Technician)

Band 5, 1 WTE

£30,229 - £37,664

We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician, to work with the Lead Pharmacist for Community Pharmacy Development.

This job will provide an exciting opportunity to help support community pharmacy contractors across NHS Lothian to deliver the pharmacy contract and develop other pharmaceutical care services, with a particular focus on community pharmacy IT systems, locally and nationally.

The postholder will also play a key role in supporting education and training, data analysis and service evaluation, linking in with the wider healthcare and management teams.

With an HNC in Pharmacy Services Development and Management or ability to demonstrate equivalent skills and experience (should be evidenced within application), and current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, you will possess excellent communication, IT and organisational skills. You will be required to work autonomously as well as part of a team and a commitment to developing and improving services, systems and processes is key. This post will require PVG Scheme Membership.

Experience of working in Community Pharmacy or Primary Care would be an advantage. The postholder will also be expected to support the training and supervision of members of the pharmacy team.

NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian. We are the second largest health system in NHS Scotland and one of only four teaching Boards. We have strategic partnerships with local Universities, Local Authorities and our four Integration Joint Boards. We serve a population of 900,000, providing a range of primary, community based and acute hospital services. We also provide regional and national services across a range of clinical specialties.

The vision for the Pharmacy & Medicines service is to deliver clinically led, person-centred services to ensure patients across Lothian get the best from their medicines and pharmacy services. We are focussed on creating an environment where each person in the team has the opportunity to flourish, develop and make best use of their skills.

Informal enquiries are welcomed, and further information may be obtained from Ellen Jo Fowler, Lead Pharmacist Community Pharmacy Development on or by email at

Please note that applications are welcomed from those wishing to be considered for job-share opportunities and those seeking part time employment. Public holiday working may be required.

• Interviews will be held on the 9th of July 2024***
  
  

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

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. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects 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 the Recruiting Board.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact above.