Hywel Dda University Health Board
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a qualified GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly Pharmacy team at Withybush General Hospital.
We strive on providing high quality support to our patients and are looking for a motivated, forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician with a flexible approach to the needs of the service. This post offers you the opportunity to progress your career in an innovative and supportive environment.
The innovative and friendly pharmacy team is well established within the health board. We are both ambitious and motivated, focusing our work around the best interests of our patients and continuously striving to improve the services we offer.
Applicants will be required to take part in the weekend and bank holiday rota.
Main duties of the job
To undertake the day to day supervision and support of the regular pharmacy staff working in this area including, dispensing ATO’s and PRPT’s. To undertake the final accuracy check and release of prescriptions dispensed by other pharmacy staff as an ACPT. This involves prioritising checking workload to ensure urgent items are appropriately processed.
Undertake dispensing duties including validation and dispensing medicines for inpatients, day-patients and outpatients and patients being discharged from hospital according to the Dispensing SOP’s and labelling standards. Suggest changes to these as and when identified and implement agreed improvements cascading to the appropriate team members.
Provide a medicines management service (including medicines reconciliation) by collating information sources. This may involve searching medical notes for GP letters, repeat prescription forms, recent discharge prescriptions, taking drug histories and Medication Administration Records from care homes. It may also involve contacting GP surgeries, contacting community pharmacists, accessing clinical portal and/or obtaining and checking patients own medication. Undertake simple calculations and the monitoring of clinical test results where appropriate.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Qualified to degree or equivalent level, e.g. Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education in Pharmacy Technician Practice or NVQ 3 and BTEC or equivalent in pharmaceutical science
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
- Accredited Checker Pharmacy Technician. (ACPT)
- Accredited Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician. (MMPT)
Desirable
- Educational supervisor training
- Clinical supervisor training
- PWDS Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation Training Programme (PMOTP) – Unit 3 Clinical Prioritisation or equivalent
- Management qualification/ experience
- Consultation skills qualification
- Leadership qualification
- Introduction to Education and trainings.
- Level 4 Enhanced Clinical Diploma
- Diploma of higher education in advanced Pharmacy Technician practice
- CIPS qualification in procurement.
- Undertake the relevant training and attain the required competencies for the administration of medication to inpatients.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in community, primary or secondary care
- Extensive experience of training different staff grades
- Experience in supervision of staff
- Experience of clinical prioritisation of workload.
Desirable
- Experience of leading a service
- Experience of reading and interpreting blood results
Other
Essential
- Flexible approach to needs of the service to undertake weekend and late shift working.
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
Desirable
- Welsh speaker (Level 1)
Closing Date: 24 November 2026
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