Care Home Pharmacy Technician

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newbridge; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned regional health board in Wales is seeking a passionate Care Home Pharmacy Technician to enhance patient care in care homes. You'll work with a dedicated team to improve medicines management and contribute to educational initiatives. Ideal candidates will possess experience in care homes and have skills in delivering educational programs. This role offers a competitive salary, extensive training opportunities, and a supportive workplace culture focused on excellence in patient care.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid mandatory training

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in care homes is required.
• Understanding of primary and secondary care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support safe use of medicines in care homes.
• Assist with training needs and produce learning materials.
• Facilitate access to medications for residents.
• Support Care Home Pharmacist with clinical reviews.
• Promote high-quality and cost-effective prescribing.

Skills

Experience in care homes

Experience of delivering education

Job description

Are you ready to make a real difference in patient care?Do you want to be part of an award-nominated team that's shaping the future of medicines management in care homes?

At Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, we're looking for a passionate and motivated Care Home Pharmacy Technician (Band 5) to join our innovative Primary Care Home Team. This is your chance to:

• Work within a dynamic, forward-thinking team that's committed to excellence.
• Improve patient safety and quality of care through robust medicines management.
• Contribute to education and training, helping to develop resources that make a lasting impact.
• Be part of nationally recognised initiatives, including projects endorsed by the Bevan Commission.

Our team has been celebrated as Finalists for Primary Care Team of the Year at both the Welsh Pharmacy Awards and the PCPA Awards. We're proud of our achievements and excited to keep building on them--and we want you to be part of that journey.

If you're enthusiastic, proactive, and ready to help transform care home pharmacy services, this is the role for you!

Main duties of the job

To support the safe use of medicines in Care Homes and improve medicines management

To support training needs in Care Homes and produce learning materials

To facilitate seamless access to medications for care home residents across various health services:

To support the Care Home Pharmacist with the provision of clinical reviews for Care home Residents:

Facilitate the use of ONPOS in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB)

To promote high-quality, cost-effective prescribing

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

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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

professional qualifications and registration

• experience in care homes
• understanding of primary/secondary care

Skills

• experience of delivering education

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£31,516 to £38,364 a yearper annum pro rata