Senior Pharmacy Technician, Procurement - Automation and Distribution

Integrated Care System; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An Integrated Care System is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to coordinate logistics and staff within Procurement Services in Bridgend. This role involves managing vaccinations, overseeing pharmacy workflow, and supporting pharmacy staff in achieving qualifications. Ideal candidates will bring significant pharmacy experience, a degree in Pharmaceutical Science, and possess strong management and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable expertise in Pharmacy Services and training.
• Significant post-qualification pharmacy experience.
• Good knowledge of pharmacy procurement and supply chain management.

Responsibilities

• Manage logistics and staff within the Procurement Services.
• Dispense prescriptions and check emergency drug boxes.
• Ensure a constant supply of quality medicines through appropriate management.

Skills

Management Skills

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Degree Level or Equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science

Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC

MCIPS or CIPS Qualification

Job description

Go back Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Senior Pharmacy Technician, Procurement - Automation and Distribution

The closing date is 05 August 2025

We're seeking a motivated and experienced professional tocoordinate logistics and staff within our Procurement Services, with a focus onWDA and vaccine management. You'll lead workflow planning, oversee skill mix, and deliver training for pharmacy staff pursuingNVQ Level 2 and 3 qualifications, including mentoring and appraisals.

In this role, you'll work within establishedtechnical pharmacy codes and procedures, supporting thePharmaceutical Service and Medicines Management agendaacross the UHB. Responsibilities includedispensing prescriptions, conductingtechnical checkson emergency drug boxes and over-labelled medicines, and collaborating with theMMPU and clinical procurement teamto manage medication shortages and source alternatives.

If you're passionate about pharmacy services and ready to make a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Manage the service and staff within the procurement, distribution and vaccine teams. Responsible for ensuring the supply of vaccine across CTM footprint to schools, Primary Care and CVCs.

Manage, develop and participate in the provision of specialist Pharmacy Procurement Services ensuring that the supply of medicines is cost effective. This role also involves management and utilisation of a WDA contract servicing customers across CTM.

Be responsible for implementing changes and continual quality improvement within these services.

Be responsible for the management and service of Automation regarding the pharmacy robot and Automated Dispensing Systems (Mediwells / Omnicell).

Be responsible for ensuring that for Prince Charles Hospital, medication is ordered in line with national and regional contracts.

Ensuring a constant supply of quality medicines through the Pharmacy to the UHB and its patients by managing the purchase order, delivery and payment systems.

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 15000 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

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Demonstrable expertise and knowledge to Degree Level or equivalent acquired through BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and training.
• MCIPS or CIPS recognised qualification or commitment to complete qualification in post.
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC.
• Good knowledge of pharmacy procurement or supply chain management procedures and practice.
• Committed to Continued Professional Development. Up to date CPD portfolio.
• Current knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice.

Experience

• Significant post qualification pharmacy experience including working as a Pharmacy Technician at a Higher Level.2
• Experience of training and mentoring staff.
• Supply Chain Management experience.
• Experience of supervising/organising workload of others.

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to manage a team and work constructively with other disciplines.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Negotiation skills. Good influencing and persuasion skills.
• Able to prioritise, organise and reallocate daily tasks.
• Able to cope with multiple interruptions and take responsibility for unplanned issues.
• Accurate and consistent in work application.
• Able to train, mentor, supervise and assess others in procurement practices.
• Able to make decisions and solve problems.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Office and accurate data entry.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills including; calculations, percentages, decimal, fractions.

Other Role Requirements

• Highly motivated.
• Able to lead and motivate others.
• Ability to use own initiative particularly in relation to problem solving.
• Willing to accept a challenge and break new ground.
• Approachable and professional manner.
• Attend training at sites other than base and outside UHB.
• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
• Ability to work at hospital sites across the UHB locality and travel throughout the locality in a timely manner.

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.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

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Princess of Wales and Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda

Princess of Wales and Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda