The Medicines Management Directorate has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed pharmacy technician to advance their role in our pharmacy team based at the Princess of Wales Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The candidates must have a keen interest in working on the wards within patient services supporting the ward-based pharmacists whilst also providing dispensing and checking services within the dispensary.Our technicians are valued members of the multidisciplinary team at ward level and also work as ACTs in the automated, technician led dispensary. You will gain experience across a variety of clinical specialities, working closely with pharmacists and other health care professionals to deliver high quality, patient focussed medicines management services. You must possess excellent communication and organisational skills in order to provide an efficient and safe pharmacy services for patients in these busy environments. We are committed to the development of the technician role and can offer excellent in house training, where you will be supported and encouraged to further develop your skills in new and diverse roles. Applicants must have a BTEC National Certificate And NVQ Level 3 in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent. Both Accredited checking technician accreditation and Medicines Management is required to be appointed to a Band 5. Applicants must also be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• BTEC Pharmacy Technician or equivalent in pharmaceutical science
• NVQ level 3 pharmaceutical sciences
• Registered as pharmacy technician with GPhC

Experience

Essential

• Recent hospital experience of dispensing medicines and working with patients
• Experience In Education and Training

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Princess of Wales Hospital

Coity Road Bridgend

Bridgend

CF31 1RQ

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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