Pharmacy Technician

Integrated Care System; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS organization is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join their Medicines Management Directorate in Bridgend. The role involves overseeing prescription checks, managing vaccine supplies, and providing patient consultations. Candidates should have relevant qualifications alongside excellent communication and organisational skills, with a focus on ongoing development.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have a BTEC and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
• The successful candidate must hold an Accredited Checking Technician qualification.
• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking the final check and release of prescriptions.
• Dispensing and issuing prescriptions as part of the WDA wholesale activity.
• Providing advice and counselling to patients.

Skills

Good communication

Leadership & organisational skills

Motivated

Education

BTEC Pharmacy Technician or equivalent

NVQ level 3 pharmaceutical sciences

Accredited Checking Technician

Registered as pharmacy technician with GPhC

Job description

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Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 05 August 2025

The Medicines Management Directorate has an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and committed registered Pharmacy Technician to join our vaccine and WDA team based across Princess of Wales and Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda Hospital.

Applicants must have a BTEC and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences OR equivalent Qualifications to enable them to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

The successful candidate must hold an Accredited Checking Technician qualification and be in a position to work towards the all Wales Accredited Medicines Management qualification if they have not previously completed it.

Main duties of the job

You must possess excellent communications and organisational skills, be self-motivated and willing to develop with new ways of working.

Attention to detail, being able to work well under pressure, working both as part of a team, independently and using your own initiative are also essential for this role.

The main duties will depend on previous experience but will encompass: Working as an Accredited Checking Technician undertaking the final check and release of prescriptions

• Dispensing and issuing prescriptions and customer orders as part of the WDA wholesale activity
• Management of the vaccine supply service across CTM to schools, CVCs and Primary Care teams
• Participation in the ward based medicines management service undertaking accurate drug histories, assessing patients medication for suitability to use, organising supplies for patients use when in hospital and at discharge and providing advice and counselling to patients ( if not accredited you will be expected to undertake the all Wales qualification to allow you to undertake this aspect of the role).
• Participation in the induction and supervision of new Pharmacy staff and acting as a mentor for junior staff.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

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

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organization but of the diverse communities that we serve.

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

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt 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.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/ Training

• BTEC Pharmacy Technician or equivalent in pharmaceutical science; NVQ level 3 pharmaceutical sciences; Accredited Checking Technician; Registered as pharmacy technician with GPhC.
• NVQ assessor/ equiv

Experience

• Organising dispensary workflow
• Hospital pharmacy experience
• Supervisory management experience
• MM experience within pharmacy

Skills

• Good communication
• Leadership & organisational skills
• motivated
• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.

Knowledge

• Disp/checking practice
• Good working knowledge of pharmacy procedures
• Basic knowledge of clinical pharmacy
• Changing role of pharmacy technician
• Up to date knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice

Personal attributes

• Motivated
• Accept a challenge/ break new ground
• Approachable & professional
• Committed to CPD

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.

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