Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Haverfordwest is seeking a qualified Pharmacy Technician to join their pharmacy team. The role involves supervising staff, validating prescriptions, and providing a medicines management service. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Pharmacy, registration with the GPhC, and extensive experience in a community or hospital setting. This position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and requires the ability to work flexibly, including weekends and holidays.

Benefits

Support for continuing professional development

Bilingual training options

Qualifications

• Qualified to degree or equivalent level in Pharmacy.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Extensive experience in community or secondary care.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support pharmacy staff in daily operations.
• Dispense and validate medications for patients.
• Provide a medicines management service.

Skills

Community Pharmacy Experience

Clinical Prioritization

Staff Training

Flexible Working

Education

Degree or equivalent in Pharmacy

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Continued Professional Development

Job description

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

We strive on providing high quality support to our patients and are looking for a motivated, forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician with a flexible approach to the needs of the service. This post offers you the opportunity to progress your career in an innovative and supportive environment.

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.

Applicants will be required to take part in the weekend and bank holiday rota.

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.

About us

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 Haverfordwesto
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshireo
• 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

Job 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 on 28/01/2026.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Qualified to degree or equivalent level, e.g. Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education in Pharmacy Technician Practice or NVQ 3 and BTEC or equivalent in pharmaceutical science
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Educational supervisor training
• Clinical supervisor training
• PWDS Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation Training Programme (PMOTP) - Unit 3 Clinical Prioritisation or equivalent
• Introduction to Education and trainings.
• Level 4 Enhanced Clinical Diploma
• Diploma of higher education in advanced Pharmacy Technician practice
• Undertake the relevant training and attain the required competencies for the administration of medication to inpatients.

Experience

• Extensive experience in community, primary or secondary care
• Extensive experience of training different staff grades
• Experience in supervision of staff
• Experience of clinical prioritisation of workload.
• Experience of leading a service
• Experience of reading and interpreting blood results

Other

• Flexible approach to needs of the service to undertake weekend and late shift working.
• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
• Welsh speaker (Level 1)

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 if part time)