Pharmacy Technician Community Resource Teams and Intermediate Care

Integrated Care System; Hengoed; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in Hengoed seeks a Pharmacy Technician to join the Community Resource Team. The role involves supporting patients in their homes, collaborating with healthcare professionals across multiple boroughs, and contributing to service development. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and a passion for patient care. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable. This position offers extensive training, a supportive environment, and a strong commitment to work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid mandatory training

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Post qualification hospital or community experience
• Experience of near patient pharmacy services

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmacy service to hospital at home and community patients.
• Attend regular MDT meetings and home visits.
• Participate in virtual ward rounds and data collection.

Skills

Good inter-personal skills

Organisational abilities

Good verbal and written communications skills

Ability to work under pressure

Basic keyboard skills

Ability to speak Welsh

Education

Btec in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent

NVQ Level III Pharmacy Services

Evidence of Continuing Educational and Personal development

Knowledge of GPhC Standards for Pharmacy Professionals

A basic knowledge of the pharmaceutical needs of frail/elderly individuals

NVQ Assessor

Understanding of Community Resource Teams

Job description

Pharmacy Technician Community Resource Teams and Intermediate Care

The CRT Pharmacy team was set up in 2019 providing services to Newport, Caerphilly and Torfaen. Due to the continued success of the service, further investment was secured in 2023 to extend the service to all 5 boroughs.

This Band 5 Pharmacy Technician post will be based in Caerphilly Community Resource Team.

The comprehensive extension to funding endorses the contribution of this Intermediate Care Pharmacy team.

Main duties of the job

The team currently provide a Pharmacy service to Frailty Consultant led 'hospital at home' patients, Therapies/Social Care-led Reablement patients, Nurse-led home parenteral service patients (including IV antimicrobials) and Community Falls patients.

We also take referrals from acute ward Pharmacy staff to ensure that frail/vulnerable patients are supported in taking medicines post discharge. Our role involves regular MDT meetings, home visits, virtual ward rounds and data collection and analysis of contributions to patient care. Each day brings a new challenge, the chance to learn from those around us, job satisfaction and an opportunity to further develop the service!

With a unique role working across the primary/secondary care interface, you will build excellent relationships with community, practice based and hospital colleagues.

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

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

The role of the Pharmacy Technician is developing rapidly within our service, and we aim to continue this skill-mix, challenging the boundaries, supporting all staff to work at the top of their licence.

To join the team you will need to have a passion for patient care and be able to work as part of a diverse multidisciplinary team. You should be resilient, adaptable, caring and keen to contribute to service development.

You will practice within a set borough (Caerphilly) as part of the clinical and social care teams, provide cover remotely and in person to other boroughs when needed. The role also involves visiting patients in their own homes. You must be prepared to travel having access to your own transport (travel expenses reimbursed).

We encourage enquiries so we can better explain the vision for the service and how you will play a part in its development please get in touch!

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 and/or Knowledge

• Btec in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent. NVQ Level III Pharmacy Services
• Evidence of Continuing Educational and Personal development
• Knowledge of GPhC Standards for Pharmacy Professionals
• A basic knowledge of the pharmaceutical needs of frail/elderly individuals
• NVQ Assessor
• An understanding of Community Resource Teams and the primary/secondary care interface

Experience

• Post qualification hospital or community experience
• Experience of near patient pharmacy services

Aptitude and Abilities

• Good inter-personal skills
• Organisational abilities
• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Basic keyboard skills
• Ability to speak Welsh

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.