Senior Pharmacy Technician Patient Services and Service Improvement

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. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via the email account you used to apply for this post; therefore please check your account regularly.

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.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 conscientious and forward-thinking individual? We are seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic hospital team. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality clinical services and participating in service development projects.

The ideal candidate must be capable of making decisions under pressure and possess strong self-motivation. A broad and strategic vision for advancing pharmacy services is crucial for this role. Key attributes include excellent communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders, team management experience, and the ability to inspire and motivate staff.

You will collaborate closely with the Principal Pharmacy Technician, who will support you in further developing your own and others' pharmacy practice.

If you are an exceptional individual looking to advance your career in pharmacy, we would love to hear from you. Join us in providing the highest quality care to our patients.

Apply now and be part of our journey towards excellence!

Main duties of the job

• Manage Pharmacy Medicines Management Service: Oversee the service at Nevill Hall Hospital (NHH) and North Gwent Community Hospitals, ensuring adherence to SOPs and safe systems of work.
• Staff Management: Supervise Medicines Management staff, including appraisals, sickness absence management, recruitment, and performance reviews.
• Service Improvement: Implement modernisation strategies and lead service improvement projects at NHH.
• Training and Education: Support and deliver training programmes, ensuring compliance with statutory, professional, and regulatory requirements.
• Quality Management: Contribute to MHRA Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA (H)) roles and develop, implement, and review SOPs.
• Dispensary and Medicines Management Lead: Organise and manage the clinical and technical service of the dispensary, ensuring efficient and timely supply of medicines.
• Patient Services: Provide accurate dispensing and distribution of pharmaceuticals, manage patient medication reconciliation, and support discharge processes.
• Communication: Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including staff, patients, and healthcare professionals, to ensure effective service delivery.

These duties encompass a broad range of managerial, clinical, and technical responsibilities aimed at delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care and continuous service improvement.

While the ability to speak Welsh is desirable, both Welsh and English speakers are 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 speciality 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.

Aptitude and Abilities

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Experience

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Qualifications And Knowledge

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