Lead Clinical Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Wales; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Wales is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support clinical pharmacy services and the Medicines Management agenda. The role involves dispensing medications, providing advice, and training pharmacy staff. Applicants should have a Pharmacy Degree or equivalent, be registered with the GPhC, and possess strong communication skills. The position offers a full-time contract with a salary ranging from £39,263 to £47,280 per annum, depending on experience.

Benefits

Generous leave

Flexibility in work

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge of dispensing and checking practices.
• National Accreditation for Checking Pharmacy Technicians.
• Current knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice.

Responsibilities

• Support the Pharmaceutical Service and Medicines Management agenda.
• Dispense and provide specialist advice on medicines.
• Train and assess technicians and trainee pharmacists.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to manage a team

Motivated

Accurate and consistent

Education

Pharmacy Degree or equivalent

Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC

Job description

Job summary

2 posts are available. One as medicine/frailty lead and one as acute lead.

The post holder will support the Pharmaceutical Service and the Medicines Management agenda in the UHB. They will be responsible for:

Assisting in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to clinical areas to ensure safe, therapeutic and cost-effective use of medications.

Ensuring patients are prioritised appropriately and high-risk patients are identified and referred to the appropriate member of the multi-disciplinary team or managed by the post holder.

Continuing the development of pharmacy services provided across the wards.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Pharmaceutical Service and the Medicines Management agenda in the UHB.

The post holder will sit on the Medicines Management panel, assisting in the training and assessing of technicians, trainee pharmacists and new pharmacists in the process of ward-based working, including medicines reconciliation and discharge process. In addition, they will support others in developing clinical prioritisation skills.

The post holder will dispense, undertake technical check and issue prescriptions, providing specialist advice and information on medicines to patients, relatives, carers and nursing staff.

Welsh Skills Desirable

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; while the candidate doesn’t need to have skills in Welsh, we’ll consider it an advantage when short‑listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t “fluency”, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents at the bottom.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy – Our Health, Our Future – focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

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

CTM employees enjoy benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Date posted

18 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,263 to £47,280 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-PST097-1225

Job locations

Princess of Wales Hospital
Coity Road
Bridgend
CF31 1RQ

Job description

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 Essential

• Demonstrable expertise and knowledge of dispensing and checking practices, to Pharmacy Degree Level or equivalent acquired through BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services.
• National Accreditation for Checking Pharmacy Technicians. Medicines Management accreditation.
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC.
• Good working knowledge of pharmacy procedures and practice.
• Current knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice.
• Basic knowledge of clinical pharmacy.

Qualifications Desirable

• Management qualification.
• PWDS Qualification in Clinical Prioritisation or equivalent.
• Endorsing standards qualification or equivalent.
• BTEC Level 4 Professional Diploma in Pharmacy Clinical Services or equivalent.

Experience Essential

• Significant post qualification pharmacy experience including working as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience of training, mentoring and assessing staff.
• Ability to know when to refer to a Pharmacist.
• Ability to manage the day to day provision of pharmacy service within an area.

Experience Desirable

• Experience working within surgical wards.
• Experience of supervising/managing and organising ward based medicines management technician teams.

Skills and Attributes Essential

• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Motivated.
• Able to prioritise, organise and reallocate daily tasks.
• Accurate and consistent in work application.
• Good physical skills for precise weighing and measuring.
• Able to train, mentor, supervise and assess others in dispensing and checking practices.
• Able to make decisions and solve problems.
• Demonstrated computer skills including word processing and accurate data entry.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills including calculations, percentages, decimal, fractions.
• Ability to manage a team and work constructively with other disciplines.

Skills and Attributes Desirable

• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information, visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here for criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Princess of Wales Hospital
Coity Road
Bridgend
CF31 1RQ

Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/