Pharmacy Technician / Pre Registration Pharmacy Technician

Annex 21 Trainee for 2 years. Any candidate who does not hold a National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences will be a considered as a trainee Annex 21 and as such will be paid a percentage of the top of the band.

The Role

University Hospital Monklands is looking for an enthusiastic pharmacy technician or student technician to join our pharmacy team! The successful candidate will provide pharmaceutical technical services on a rotational basis between within dispensary, clinical and our aseptic unit.

We are looking for a candidate who consistently demonstrates professional behaviours and the core values of NHS Lanarkshire; respect, fairness, quality and working together. It is an exciting time at University Hospital Monklands with a new modern aseptic pharmacy unit, ongoing development of ward roles for Pharmacy Technicians and great progress being made towards the replacement of the current hospital site.

We welcome both qualified applicants and those looking to train to be a Pharmacy Technician.

To apply for this exciting position as a student you must have a minimum qualification of:

National 5 grades in Biology, Chemistry, English and Mathematics or equivalent

Or

NC Applied Sciences (Must be Chemistry and Biology based)

Qualities Required

• Effective Communication and interpersonal Skills
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Flexibility to adapt to changing service needs and meet tight deadlines
• A personal and professional attitude that puts patients at the centre of service activity.
• The ability to establish and maintain relationships in a multidisciplinary team

For informal enquiries, please contact Julie Robertson, Chief Pharmacy Technician (Aseptic Services) at University Hospital Monklands, on (01698)752079 or Joyce Higgins, Chief Pharmacy Technician (01698)752069

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

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 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.

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37.5 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in the Pharmacy within University Hospital Monklands

The working pattern for this role is Monday - Friday 9-5

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Sarah Connelly, Interim Head of Pharmacy on - [email protected]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Mackenzie Logan, Recruitment Administrator on [email protected] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some Of NHS Lanarkshire’s Benefits Include

• Employee Counselling services
• Occupational health services
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

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