Bank Pharmacy Support Worker(s)

Pharmacy Support Worker

Band 2 £24,647 - £26,763 per annum (pro rata)

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,349 (pro rata)

37 Hours

Permanent post

Job Share would be also considered

NHS Western Isles (NHSWI) is seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our pharmacy team, as a pharmacy support worker. The post holders will work as part of the expanding technical team within the pharmacy at Western Isles Hospital.

The Pharmacy Support Worker fulfils a vital role within the department, receiving and distributing medications, maintaining adequate stock levels of drugs and sundries. There will also be opportunity to provide medicines top-up service to wards and departments within the hospital. Other general duties include date checking, cleaning and administrative work including filing, as required. The post holder will work alongside Senior Pharmacy Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists to ensure that medicines are provided safely and efficiently within the hospital and to some outlying areas. This post requires a minimum of 3 standard grades or equivalent in English, mathematics and at least one other subject. Previous experience is not necessary as training will be provided.

We are offering an opportunity to live and work in our beautiful and rural island community. You can enjoy amazing outdoor and cultural activities such as kayaking, surfing, climbing, hill walking, diving as well as a wealth of traditional crafts and music related pursuits. We are also only a short journey from Glasgow, Inverness and Edinburgh by plane, with twice daily ferry sailing to Ullapool.

For more information on living and working in the Western Isles visit the following sites:     www.visithebrides.co.uk or www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/. Find NHS Western Isles on Facebook; Twitter @NHSWI.

For an informal chat on the above posts and how it may suit you, please contact Dr Sue Price (Chief Pharmacist) via 01851 708140 or sue.price@nhs.scot. The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/,  còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.

Closing Date 23rd October 2024