Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Management with Procurement

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If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum. This temporary top-up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

Are you a passionate pharmacy technician looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for a driven Pharmacy Technician to join the team at the Royal Gwent Hospital (RGH), within a split role between clinical patient services and procurement. The individual should be conscientious, adaptable and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to multitask and work across several sections. Candidates would ideally have previous experience of providing a medicines management service to a clinical area and hold an accredited checking technician qualification.

We are a forward-thinking and innovative department. Pharmacy enjoys excellent multidisciplinary links within the Health Board and we deliver clinical services to a wide range of specialities and are committed to the professional development of our strong team.

You will work full time (37.5 hours per week) covering duties within the pharmacy procurement and medicines management services. No prior procurement experience is required as full training will be provided, giving you broad exposure to hospital pharmacy and providing the skills and experience to develop your career further.

If you would like to become part of a dynamic pharmacy team that delivers a high-quality medicines service to a variety of patients, wards/departments, and peripheral hospitals then please apply below.

Main duties of the job

1. To carry out the accurate dispensing and distribution of pharmaceuticals to patients, wards, departments, hospitals, and clinics served by ABUHB.
2. To undertake accuracy checking of prescriptions/patient profiles that have been dispensed by other pharmacy staff in line with local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
3. To assist in delivering the day-to-day management of medicines procurement within a framework of legal, professional, departmental, and health Board financial policies and procedures.
4. To provide a ward-based medicines management service as part of the pharmacy team.
5. To provide advice to patients/carers on pharmaceutical matters.
6. To train and supervise less experienced technicians, trainees, and support staff.
7. To use the pharmacy and other computer systems in order to carry out all tasks in an accurate and efficient manner.

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

Working for our organisation

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. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Education

Essential criteria

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Accredited Checking Technician
• Medicines Management Qualification including Drug history taking/medicines reconciliation
• Evidence of Continuing Educational and Personal development

Desirable criteria

• Welsh Speaker

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Organisational abilities
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• IT Literate
• Procurement and ward experience