Pharmacy Support Worker - Livingston, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland
Description
NHS LOTHIAN PHARMACY & MEDICINES SERVICE
West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)
PHARMACY SUPPORT WORKER - Primary care
2x AFC Band 3 Pharmacy Support Worker
(Full and Part Time Opportunities)
Salary Scale:
£25,468 - £27,468
NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian. We are the second largest health system in NHS Scotland and one of only four teaching Boards. We have strategic partnerships with local Universities, Local Authorities and our four Integration Joint Boards. We serve a population of 900,000, providing a range of primary, community based and acute hospital services. We also provide regional and national services across a range of clinical specialties.
The vision for the Pharmacy & Medicines service is to deliver clinically led, person-centred services to ensure patients across Lothian get the best from their medicines and pharmacy services.
We are focussed on creating an environment where each person in the team has the opportunity to flourish, develop and make best use of their skills.
Partnership working is at the core of our values, and we work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including our Community Pharmacy colleagues, to deliver the highest quality care for everyone in Lothian.
West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) are looking for dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacy support workers, to take forward key prescribing initiatives within NHS Lothian.
Working with the Primary Care Pharmacy team, GPs, other healthcare professionals and practice staff, this job will provide an exciting and challenging opportunity to optimise prescribing and medicines management in GP practices, Care Homes and community hospitals across West Lothian.
Key aspects of this role will involve providing pharmaceutical care to individual patients whenever they present by meeting their particular needs while maximizing efficiency in the use of resources.
Applications will be considered from those interested in job-sharing opportunities and those seeing part-time employment.
Informal enquiries are welcomed.
Further information may be obtained regarding posts specifically within West Lothian from:
Interviews with be held on MS Teams
If due to work commitments, you are unable to make interview date please discuss with Heather McKenna or Julie McCutcheon as alternative arrangements may be available.
Please note:
if part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
**_ NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board._
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