NHS Ayrshire & Arran
SP250850 - Pharmacy Technician
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Pharmacy Technician – RACH Dispensary
Band 5 - 29 hours per week
Aim:
To participate in the delivery of a patient-focused, pharmacy service for outpatients and inpatients, including ward based services and clinical trials, provided through the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital (RACH) pharmacy dispensary as part of acute pharmacy services within NHS Grampian.
Responsibilities:
- Management of dispensary workload.
- Supervision and training of dispensary support staff to allow provision of an efficient, economic, and safe dispensing service.
- Participation in training and education of ward staff.
- Implementation of new policies and procedures.
- Service level audits.
- Clinical trial work including setting-up of new trials, management of trial documentation, and trial medication management, in line with the principles of good clinical practice (GCP) and departmental standard operating procedures. Some of this work may be carried out in the pharmacy clinical trials department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
- Participation in the pharmacy department weekend and public holiday rota.
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Requirements:
Applications for this post are invited from qualified, General Pharmaceutical Council registered pharmacy technicians with relevant and substantial post-qualification experience. An accredited checking technician qualification is required and if not already held, must be undertaken.
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Hours and Days of Work:
Can be discussed.
Contact Information:
For enquiries/more information, please contact:
- W&C Pharmacist Team Leaders, Gemma Whelan (gemma.whelan@nhs.scot) or Charlotte Morrison (charlotte.morrison@nhs.scot), 01224 5(52694).
Interviews:
Will be held on 3rd August 2026.
Equality and Diversity:
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.
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