Pharmacy Technician Team Lead

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this post is Monday – Friday participating in weekend and public holiday working and is fixed term for 8 or 12 months.

Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.

Your hours will be worked Monday to Friday with participation in weekend working, extended hours service and public holiday working. If you think you have the knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for this post and would like any further information or an informal chat please contact : This post is advertised for 24 hours for 12months but would also consider applications for 37 hours for 8months

The 11 floor Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow is one of the largest acute hospitals in the UK and home to major specialist services such as renal medicine, transplantation and vascular surgery, with state-of-the-art Critical Care, Theatre and Diagnostic Services.

The children’s hospital provides a large number of specialist services to the West of Scotland and the wider population of Scotland in addition to the full range of secondary care services to people of Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Specialist services include : cardiology and cardiac surgery, renal and bone marrow transplantation. For a number of these services, the children’s hospital is recognised as the sole provider in Scotland.

We are looking for a suitably qualified, highly motivated and proactive registered Pharmacy Technician to join the senior management team at QEUH / RHC where you will contribute to the operational management, planning, co-ordination, assessment and delivery of clinical pharmacy services.

Our pharmacy team are valued members of the wider multidisciplinary teams where we work collaboratively and compassionately with all services and service users to provide integrated, high quality, person centred pharmacy care and services to all.

You must be confident to work independently and as part of a team interchangeably. You will have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills as you will provide day to day leadership and support for our large and friendly pharmacy team. This post is an excellent opportunity for individuals wanting to develop their skills in leadership and management as we encourage and support staff development via local and national training programs and appraisals as well as providing you with opportunities to use your own initiative to promote CPD.

This position will support your personal development and provide you with the opportunity to facilitate the innovation of clinical pharmacy services in line with the pharmacy strategy and vision. You will work with a team who strive to develop hospital pharmacy services using quality improvement methodology to demonstrate service improvement.

Applicants must be registered with The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and have an accredited dispensary checking technician qualification.

You will have significant post-qualification experience and a broad understanding of a wide range of pharmacy technical practice and staff management. You must possess a management qualification or have demonstrable experience of managing staff and / or service delivery. This can be experience of managing junior members of staff (e.g. as a deputy). You must also be able to demonstrate an ability to lead and motivate a team and you must have good IT skills. An SQA Work Based Assessor qualification or working towards is desirable.

Informal contact is Lindsay Cassidy, Interim Chief Pharmacy Technician, South Sector, QEUH / RHC Lindsay.cassidy2@nhs.scot.uk or telephone 01414522980 Or David Hughes, Pharmacy Team Lead, South Sector, QEUH / RHC David.hughes3@nhs.scot or telephone 01414515822

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs

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