Pharmacy Technician

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Bangor; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Bangor is seeking a motivated Registered Pharmacy Technician. This role involves optimising patient medicines management and contributing to clinical services. Candidates must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and possess a NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services. Strong communication and organisational skills are essential, along with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. The position offers flexible working patterns within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Previous experience in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience with patient-oriented medicines systems.

Responsibilities

• Medicines optimisation at ward level including medicines reconciliation.
• Patient counselling and assessment of medication.
• Provide training to ward staff on automated stock cabinets.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Ability to work accurately and independently

Teamwork

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Btec National Certificate in Pharmacy Services

Job description

Due to continued investment in the Pharmacy services, exciting opportunities have arisen for dynamic, motivated individuals to join our friendly team. We are currently undergoing an extensive expansion of pharmacy roles to further establish our position within the clinical MDT.

A registered Pharmacy Technician with a final accuracy checking certificate is required to join our busy Hospital Pharmacy team. The Pharmacy department offers purpose built accommodation, an automated dispensary and automated stock control on the majority of our wards.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Registered Pharmacy Technician with demonstrable post qualification experience who wants to make a difference to patient care and contribute towards further developing our Pharmacy Technician ward based clinical services.

The right candidate must have excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to work accurately and independently. They should be able to use their initiative, prioritise work and contribute to a team setting.

We offer flexible working patterns where staffing numbers allow and all posts participate in the 1 in 8 weekend and bank holiday rota.

If you are a pharmacy technician with a passion for patient care and a commitment to self, team and service development, then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will ideally hold accreditation in the All Wales Programme for Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician or be willing to work towards, after an initial induction period, and they have gained suitable experience within the department.

The post covers a wide range of medicines management roles including:

• Medicines optimisation at ward level including medicines reconciliation; assessing patients' own medicines at the bedside and processing patient discharge prescriptions.
• Assessment of medication and providing advice to patients attending pre-operative assessment clinics prior to their surgical procedure.
• Patient counselling.
• Medicines Intervention recording and support data gathering for key performance indicators.
• Provide training to ward staff on the use of automated ward stock cabinets.
• Management of ward stock in conjunction with the ward and pharmacy team.
• Working within the wider pharmacy team to support dispensary staff and improve patient flow.

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

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured weare committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services with Btec National Certificate in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
• Membership of relevant professional association

Experience

• Working within a multidisciplinary team
• Must be able to demonstrate suitable level of experience.
• Experience of patient-orientated medicines systems

Aptitude and ability

• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to apply knowledge gained to the workplace
• Ability to manage own workload
• Ability to adapt to change and work alone and as part of a team

Values

• Well motivated, reliable and methodical
• Able to work on own initiative and as part of the team

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.