Pharmacy Technician Higher Level
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- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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Role summary
Join NHS Lothian's Pharmacy & Medicines team as a Higher Level Pharmacy Technician at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre. This permanent, full-time role involves delivering high-quality pharmacy services to cancer patients, rotating through dispensary, aseptic, and patient-facing roles, and contributing to service improvement. You will manage your own workload and delegate tasks, with extensive training and career progression opportunities available. The role requires GPhC registration and specific pharmacy qualifications.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £34,544 – £43,039 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
257299
Salary:
Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Job closing date:
03/09/2026
Job Type:
Other Therapeutic
Location:
Western General Hospital
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
21/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Lothian
Department:
Pharmacy
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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an e
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