Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking a GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician to join the Pharmacy team at Glangwili General Hospital. The role requires a conscientious, team-oriented individual with strong organisational and communication skills.

The post is a secondment until 03/10/2027 and applicants must currently be employed by Hywel Dda University Health Board. The team focuses on patient-centred services with opportunities to lead on medicines management and safety improvements.

Qualifications

• GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician with post-qualification experience
• Team player with flexible approach and professionalism
• Excellent organisational and communication skills required

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support regular pharmacy staff, including dispensing ATOs and PRPTs.
• Perform final accuracy check and release of prescriptions as ACPT, prioritising urgent items.
• Dispense for inpatients, day-patients and discharge prescriptions per SOPs and labelling standards.
• Provide medicines management services including reconciliation, drug histories and communications with GPs/pharmacies.

Skills

Team player

Flexible approach

Self-motivated

Professionalism

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Education

GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.

This post is a Secondment until 03/10/2027. If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

An opportunity has arisen for a qualified GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly Pharmacy team at Glangwili General Hospital.

We are looking for a conscientious individual, who is a team player, has a flexible approach towards the needs of the service, is self-motivated and able to demonstrate professionalism, possessing both excellent organisational and communication skills.

The innovative and friendly pharmacy team is well established within the Health Board. We are both ambitious and motivated, focusing our work around the best interests of our patients and continuously striving to improve the services we offer.

Main duties of the job

To undertake the day to day supervision and support of the regular pharmacy staff working in this area including, dispensing ATO’s and PRPT’s. To undertake the final accuracy check and release of prescriptions dispensed by other pharmacy staff as an ACPT. This involves prioritising checking workload to ensure urgent items are appropriately processed.

Undertake dispensing duties including validation and dispensing medicines for inpatients, day-patients and outpatients and patients being discharged from hospital according to the Dispensing SOP’s and labelling standards. Suggest changes to these as and when identified and implement agreed improvements cascading to the appropriate team members.

Provide a medicines management service (including medicines reconciliation) by collating information sources .This may involve searching medical notes for GP letters, repeat prescription forms, recent discharge prescriptions, taking drug histories and Medication Administration Records from care homes. It may also involve contacting GP surgeries, contacting community pharmacists, accessing clinical portal and/or obtaining and checking patients own medication. Undertake simple calculations and the monitoring of clinical test results where appropriate.

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.

• 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); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

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.

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