Pharmacy Support Worker (Acute/Mental Health sites only)

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 is Monday-Friday 08.50-17.00 (37.5 hours) participation in public holidays and weekends.



This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.



We are looking for highly motivated and proactive individual to join our friendly and supportive pharmacy team in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a variety of clinical areas throughout the Glasgow Royal Infirmary site. You will ensure the safe and effective supply of medicines to patients, co-ordinate and manage ward top-up services and be responsible for recycling & redistributing non-stock medicines that have been ordered for patients, helping to ensure that missed doses are avoided. You will also facilitate the transfer of patients own medicines to downstream wards to help reduce duplicate ordering, reduce drug expenditure and potential subsequent waste. You will dispense medicines for patients being discharged from hospital and support nursing staff with good housekeeping of medicines.



You will be an integral member of the pharmacy team and work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team including nurses, medical staff, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.



You must have excellent communication skills both verbal and written and be able to organise and prioritise your own workload and the workload of others. An SVQ/NVQ Level 2 pharmacy qualification or demonstrable training to equivalent level and 2 years’ experience of working in a pharmacy setting is desirable along with good IT skills. Experience of managing staff and working in hospital pharmacy is desirable however full training will be provided.



Informal contact: Christopher Devlin, Pharmacy Team Lead, 0141 201 3242, [email protected]



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



NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.



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