Pharmacy Technician (LW)
Salary: Band 4 (£31,537 - £34,303)
Job closing date: 25/11/2026
Job Type: Other Therapeutic
Location: Lynebank Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife
Department: Pharmacy and Medicines

Are you a registered Pharmacy Technician looking for an opportunity to develop your clinical skills and experience within Primary Care?

NHS Fife Primary Care Pharmacy Services are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technicians to join our expanding team and support the delivery and development of Pharmacotherapy services across Fife.

This is an excellent opportunity whether you already have experience within Primary Care, are newly qualified, or are an experienced Pharmacy Technician considering a move from another pharmacy sector.

You will join an established multidisciplinary pharmacy team and play an important role in delivering safe, effective and person-centred medicines care to patients across Fife.

The Role
Working as part of our Primary Care Pharmacy Team, you will support the consistent and timely delivery of core Level 1 Pharmacotherapy services for GP practices.
Your role will include a varied range of clinical and operational activities, including:

• Undertaking medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge, outpatient appointments and new patient registrations.
• Reviewing and processing acute prescription requests within agreed protocols and your individual scope of competence.
• Supporting serial prescribing and reviewing Treatment Summary Reviews.
• Undertaking medication and adherence reviews for appropriate patient groups.
• Responding to medicines-related queries from patients, carers, GP practice staff, community pharmacies and care homes.
• Supporting prescribing audits, medicines efficiency activity and service improvement work.
• Liaising with GP practices, community pharmacies, hospital colleagues, care homes and other health and care professionals to support safe and effective medicines use.
• Contributing to the continued development of Pharmacy Technician services within Primary Care.

Who Are We Looking For?
We are looking for Pharmacy Technicians who are motivated, enthusiastic and keen to continue developing their clinical knowledge and professional practice.
You should:

• Be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Have relevant post-registration experience within a pharmacy setting.
• Be able to work accurately and manage competing priorities.
• Have good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Be comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Have a flexible and positive approach to change.
• Be committed to continuing professional development.

New to Primary Care?
Don't let that put you off.

We welcome applications from registered Pharmacy Technicians working across hospital, community, Primary Care and other pharmacy settings.

If you have the right professional foundation, enthusiasm and willingness to learn, support and development will be provided to help you build your knowledge and confidence within the Primary Care environment.

Primary Care Pharmacy offers the opportunity to work closely with GP practice teams and other healthcare professionals while developing experience across areas including medicines reconciliation, medication review, prescribing systems, medicines optimisation and Pharmacotherapy services. These areas are all reflected within the current Band 4 role.

Develop Your Career With Us
NHS Fife Primary Care Pharmacy Services are committed to developing and retaining our Pharmacy Technician workforce.

This role provides an opportunity to strengthen your clinical knowledge, develop your experience within General Practice and contribute to the continuing development of Pharmacy Technician practice within Primary Care.

As our service continues to evolve, we want Pharmacy Technicians to develop their skills, contribute to service improvement and build rewarding careers within NHS Fife.

Qualifications
Applicants must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician and meet one of the recognised qualification pathways detailed within the accompanying job pack.
The current job pack recognises the established qualification routes for registered Pharmacy Technicians, including the NC/SVQ route and the Diploma in Pharmacy Services route.

For informal enquiries, please contact

• Michelle Jackson, Lead Pharmacy Technician, michelle.jackson@nhs.scot
• Louise Hamilton, Specialist Pharmacy Technician, louise.hamilton3@nhs.scot
• Martin Jackson, Specialist Pharmacy Technician, martin.jackson6@nhs.scot

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website (link: Apply via the company portal).

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.

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