Pharmacy Technician, Intermediate Care (Hospital@Home) Service

NHS; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health board in the UK seeks a qualified Pharmacy Technician to enhance patient care in the community through effective medicines management. This position focuses on providing support and education to patients post-discharge from hospital, liaising with healthcare professionals, and promoting patient independence. Successful candidates should possess strong communication skills and a passion for delivering patient-centred care. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team and significantly impact patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of medicines management across care settings.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams and delivering patient-centred care.
• Ability to travel across the UHB locality.

Responsibilities

• Provide medicines management support and education to patients in their homes.
• Collaborate with GPs and community pharmacies to ensure effective medication use.
• Support integration of health and social care through training for care workers.

Skills

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

BTEC Pharmacy Technician, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC

Job description

Go back Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Pharmacy Technician, Intermediate Care (Hospital@Home) Service

The closing date is 18 December 2025

Are you a qualified Pharmacy Technician who is passionate about making a difference to patient care in the community? Do you want to be part of a pioneering service supporting patients in their own homes?

If this sounds like you, then apply to join the innovative Intermediate Care (Hospital@Home) team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. This is a great opportunity to work in a dynamic, multi‑disciplinary environment where your expertise will improve patient outcomes and support their independence at home. If you're looking for a role that blends clinical knowledge with community care, this could be the perfect fit.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide medicines management support and education to patients in their homes, including after their discharge from hospital. By assessing patients' ability to manage their medication and supporting them with tailored care plans, the post holder will help maintain people safe and independent in their own homes. Other duties will include liaising with GPs, community pharmacies, and care providers to ensure safe and effective medication use. By collaborating with social care partners, including the delivery of medication training to care workers, the successful candidate will support the integration of health and social care. Working independently but within a supportive team, the role will utilise clinical skills and evidence‑based approaches to improve patient outcomes.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't 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 isn't '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.

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 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation 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

Role Requirements

• Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC.
• BTEC Pharmacy Technician, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of medicines management across care settings.
• Experience working in multi‑disciplinary teams and delivering patient‑centred care.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to travel across the UHB locality.
• Welsh language requirements: Welsh Level 1 (or readiness towards it).

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• BTEC Pharmacy Technician, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
• Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC.
• Knowledge of primary/secondary care medicines management issues.
• Knowledge of available systems to support patients.
• IQT knowledge / qualification.

Experience

• Experience working in multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Experience of delivering near‑patient pharmacy services.
• Experience of service/quality improvement.
• Experience of conducting medicines needs assessments.
• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at a Level 3 or above.
• Experience of working with social care services / providers.

Skills and Attributes

• Effective communication.
• Able to present information to individuals and groups.
• Effective organisational and prioritisation skills.

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.

Address

Dewi Sant Health Park (and working from satellite bases)