Lead Pharmacy Technician

Nhsayrshireandarran; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 38,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organisation in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Pharmacy Technician to provide professional leadership within the Primary Care Pharmacy Team. The role involves managing a multidisciplinary workforce, developing workflows, and ensuring high-quality prescribing practices. Applicants should have substantial experience as a pharmacy technician and be committed to continuous professional development. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on enhancing pharmaceutical care in Lothian.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience as a qualified pharmacy technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Commitment to Continuous Professional Development.
• Management experience is essential as the postholder will line-manage several staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and management as part of the Primary Care Pharmacy Team.
• Lead on developing a programme of work with an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist.
• Support and train the efficiency pharmacy technician team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

IT skills

Education

S(N)VQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

HNC Pharmacy Services

Job description

Lead Pharmacy Technician – Primary Care (Prescribing Efficiency Lead)

NHS LOTHIAN. West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership.

1.0 WTE (Job share would be considered).

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. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

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 Lothian serves a population of approximately 1 million people, employs 35,000 people and is fundamentally focused on improving the health and wellbeing of the population.

The NHS Lothian Primary Care Pharmacy and Medicines Service has undergone an ambitious programme of transformation and integration. Pharmaceutical care is provided by a team of around 50 pharmacy staff across the West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy support workers and administrators, working across General Practices and Pharmacotherapy Hubs covering the whole of West Lothian.

Partnership working is at the core of our values, and we work closely with other members of the multi‑disciplinary team, including our Community Pharmacy colleagues, to deliver the highest quality care for everyone in Lothian.

Do you want to be at the forefront of transforming the delivery of pharmaceutical care? Do you want to work in an environment that values staff and supports their learning, growth and wellbeing? Do you want to work with a dynamic team who have the ambition to be “the best Pharmacy service in Scotland”?

West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) have increased their clinical capacity across Primary Care in support of the Scottish Government’s Achieving Excellence in Pharmaceutical Care strategy and in fulfilment of the plans for General Practice Clinical Pharmacy Service and offer opportunities to work closely with GPs, other practice staff, community pharmacy staff, care home staff, other members of the multi‑disciplinary team and finance colleagues to support the development and application of high quality, safe, cost effective and evidence‑based prescribing in the HSCP.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and management as part of the Primary Care Pharmacy Team in West Lothian HSCP.
• Lead on developing a programme of work each financial year with an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist.
• Support and train the efficiency pharmacy technician team and technicians working in GP practices to deliver the programme throughout the year using data to monitor delivery against any targets set.
• Lead on analysis of prescribing data to identify variance at HSCP and practice level, with experience of using systems such as PRISMS to prescribing data considered an advantage.
• Jointly oversee delivery of pharmacotherapy services and the prescribing action plan across 20 general practice sites, care homes and community hospitals.
• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary GP practice‑based workforce, ensuring autonomous work, self‑direction, confidence and problem‑solving skills.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience as a qualified pharmacy technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Commitment to Continuous Professional Development.
• Requires S(N)VQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services, and HNC Pharmacy Services or relevant equivalent qualifications or experience to the same level.
• Management experience is essential as the postholder will line‑manage several staff.
• Good knowledge of medicines management and recent developments in prescribing work in GP practices.
• Strong team management, leadership, communication, organisational and IT skills.

Contact

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, contact Hazel Brown – Lead Pharmacist ([e-mail], 07976067911) or Carol Holmes ([e-mail]).