Pharmacy Technician

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Abergavenny; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job description

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

About
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is the operational name of Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board. The Health Board was established on the 1st October 2009 and covers the areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and South Powys.
As an Employer, we are adaptable, agile and flexible and can offer variations to working practices in line with our Agile Hybrid Framework and Home Working Policy. The Health Board employs over 13,000 staff, two thirds of whom are involved in direct patient care.

Key details

Location
Site: Nevill Hall Hospital
Address: Brecon Road
Town: Abergavenny
Postcode: NP7 7EG
Major / Minor Region: Newport

Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:00 as standard, with one late finish of 17:30 per week and one early finish TBC on appointment and weekend rota)

Salary
Salary: £30,420 - £37,030 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 5)

Specialty
Main area: Pharmacy

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Job Overview
Pharmacy Technician (ACT and Medicines Management)
We have an exciting opportunity for Band 5 Pharmacy Technicians to join our friendly team. This is a permanent vacancy for an accredited checking and medicines management pharmacy technician based at Nevill Hall Hospital (NHH).

We are looking for a conscientious and adaptable individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to join our pharmacy team in delivering a high-quality clinical service.

Advert
The candidate must be an enthusiastic, motivated pharmacy technician, 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, although we are happy to accept applications from individuals working towards these.

The role will be varied, covering acute wards, outpatients and dispensary sessions at Nevill Hall (NHH) and Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan (YAB). It will also include cover to mental health wards at peripheral hospital sites.

You must have a dispensing qualification BTEC, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences (or equivalent) and you must be a registered technician with a GPhC Membership Number to apply for this post.

We welcome applications from Pre-registration Pharmacy technicians in their second year of study who will be due to qualify and register with the GPhC soon. You will participate in weekend and bank holiday rotas as required. 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.

Detailed Job Description And Main 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.

Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Welsh language skills are desirable.

Person specification

• Values
  
  • Highly motivated
  • Conscientious, responsible and reliable
  • Flexible approach to work and adaptable to changing demands and situations

• Experience
  
  • Hospital pharmacy experience

• Qualifications
  
  • BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or Equivalent/ NVQ Level III Pharmacy Services
  • Accredited Checking Technician
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council or eligible to join
  • Medicines Management Qualification including Drug history taking/medicines reconciliation

• Knowledge
  
  • Evidence of continuing education and personal development

Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Helen Brimfield
Job title: Senior Pharmacy Technician
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01873 732271