BANK Chief Pharmacy Technician - ePMA Transcriber

NHS; Wales; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking a Band 7 Pharmacy Technician on a bank basis to transpose medication charts to the Better ePMA System ahead of go-live. You will work with senior colleagues to ensure safe, accurate, and timely digital transition of medicines management across wards and departments.

The role requires a Pharmacist-registered professional with secondary care experience, flexibility for weekend shifts, and collaboration with pharmacy leaders to drive project success.

Qualifications

• Qualified to degree or equivalent level in pharmacy.
• Registered with the GPhC.
• Experience in secondary care and supervising staff.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe existing medication charts onto the Better ePMA System for go-live.
• Work with pharmacist team leaders to ensure safe, accurate medicines management processes.
• Support digitalisation of services and monitor performance for improvements.

Skills

Medicines management

GPhC registration

Keyboard & computer skills

Assessor qualification

Education

Degree or NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Medicines Management Accreditation

Accredited Checking Technician Accreditation

Tools

Computer applications

ACT toolkit

Job description

Band 7

Main area Pharmacy Technician Grade Band 7 Contract Bank - as and when required Hours Flexible working - Bank - as and when required - 8am-4pm during weekends Job ref 100-BANK-PST001-1026

Employer Hywel Dda University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Health Board Wide Town Health Board Wide Salary £50,129 - £57,365 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 29/10/2026

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.

Job overview

These posts are on a bank basis to implement ePMA across the health board. We are looking for a motivated and experienced Pharmacy Techniciansto transcribe existing medication charts on to the Better ePMA System in preparation for go live on the electronic system. This is a key role, responsible for ensuring the safe and timely transition from paper to digital medication management.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the shift in clinical practice of digitalising services. Working with senior colleagues, you will ensure services are safe, accurate and efficient, meeting the day-to-day needs of wards, departments and patients. You will collaborate closely with pharmacist team leaders to resolve challenges, and monitor performance for lessons learnt throughout the process.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held over phone or teams on 29/10/2026.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Qualified to degree or equivalent level, e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills ‘NVQ’ or NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent clinical qualification. Medicines Management Accreditation Accredited Checking Technician Accreditation Working knowledge of current Medicines Management practice and professional issues Understands the impact of national guidance on medicines management services Keyboard & computer application skills A1 Assessor qualification.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Experience

• Extensive experience in secondary care
• Extensive experience of supervising/managing and training different grades of staff
• Experience of implementing cost improvement plans
• Experience of recruiting staff
• Proven track record of competence
• Knowledge of risk management processes and clinical governance. Previous experience of project management.
• Previous experience of project management.
• Demonstrate accuracy and efficiently in dispensing, checking and throughout the medicines management ward processes
• Evidence of practice research/audit

Language Skills

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Other

• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
• Flexible approach to needs of the service.

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.

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To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.