Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

Are you a passionate, pro-active and dynamic Pharmacy Technician with experience to support identifying and implementing innovative ways of working to provide efficiencies for the organisation and staff whilst also delivering exceptional service and care for patients?

If the answer is yes, the Pharmacy team in the Central Integrated Health Community (IHC) has a fantastic opportunity for you to join our friendly team. Here our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to delivering the best quality care and we need committed, experienced and skilled individuals to help achieve this.

This role will be based at Glan Clwyd Hospital, with a focus on providing direction and support for pharmacy services across the IHC. A key priority will be to support the Chief Pharmacy Technician to deliver on pharmacy's vision for the future, and explore ways of implementing efficiencies, developing staff and systems, and ensuring that our vision and goals align with the key themes of "Pharmacy: Delivering a Healthier Wales".

As part of the pharmacy team, you will play a crucial role in supporting the development of staff and systems to provide overall improved workflow within the department resulting in increased quality of care to patients.

So, if you're looking for a new challenge to expand your portfolio, have more responsibility and the opportunity to work in various areas of pharmacy across the IHC, this job could be for you.

Main duties of the job

The Pharmacy Technician is expected to exercise a degree of autonomy and control in the performance of allocated duties within limits set by the Chief Pharmacy Technician and in accordance with departmental and Health Board policies and procedures

Be responsible for the professional leadership, development and management of pharmacy technicians and support staff within Central IHC of the Pharmacy and Medicines Management directorate.

Responsible for stimulating, initiating, and co-ordinating the implementation of audit, practice research and development activity undertaken by pharmacy support staff.

Lead and assist specific projects and areas of work, developing strategies for service improvement that reflect professional and corporate/directorate objectives in conjunction with the Pharmacy Senior Managers.

Support the Pharmacist Senior Manager Hospital Operations and Chief Pharmacy Technician in delivery of the Health Board and National agenda within the Health Board (HB).

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

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.