The post holder will lead, develop, co-ordinate and evaluate the technical pharmacy service and support worker roles within the primary care Prescribing Management Team, primarily in the delivery of the pharmacotherapy service across the NHS Lanarkshire North and South Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs) in accordance with the objectives agreed with the Prescribing Management Team.

The post holder will work closely with the Advanced Clinical Services and be responsible for the roll out, development and facilitation of the technical and support elements of the pharmacotherapy service as outlined in the General Medical Services Contract 2018.

The post holder will have responsibility as a professional lead to all technical staff and support workers within the Prescribing Management Team. The post holder will line manage identified pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers within a locality.

The job purpose is to ensure the strategic planning, management, co-ordination, development and delivery of the pharmacotherapy service, ensuring compliance with professional standards and medicines legislation. This will include assisting in the development and delivery of formal training schemes, advising on methods of meeting training needs and ensuring training support is available for all tutors and trainers. The role will also require producing protocols for technical staff and support workers to ensure safe procedures of working.

The post holder will work within their legislative and professional framework with a high degree of autonomy and minimal supervision, acting as a role model and providing a consistently high-quality pharmaceutical service to a specified patient population.

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 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.

NC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

S/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

HNC Pharmacy Services Development and Management or equivalent

Pharmacy Dispensing Checking Technician certificate or Pharmacy Aseptic Checking Technician certificate

Proven specialist knowledge and competency in relevant pharmacy technical service or area

Experience of research, project management or audit including supervision of others

Experience of managing and motivating staff, appraising and giving feedback

Experience and knowledge of medicines management

Experience of service development

Computer literate with proficient IT skills

Full UK driving licence and access to car

Flexibility to work out with core pharmacy hours

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

Work based assessor

Experience of developing and delivering education and training programmes

Experience of working in primary care

Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 months

Full time

37 hours

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

This role will be based in Kirklands, Bothwell but covers NHSL area wide.

The working pattern for this role Mon-Fri; 9:00-5:00

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

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

Please contact John McMillan, Lead Advanced Clinical Services Pharmacist on

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on

(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

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:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit theScottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

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.

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or ourrecruitment webpage.

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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

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Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available atwww.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.