Pharmacy Technician Primary Care and Community Services

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

The closing date is 11 May 2025

Job summary

Are you proactive? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, developing environment? Do you have a passion to deliver excellent services?

We are looking to recruit a forward thinking, Pharmacy Technician, based in the BCUHB East IHC. The role will involve working within the Primary Care and Community services team and the wider IHC, improving patient outcomes in relation to medicines management across all our services, ensuring the patient is at the centre of everything we do.

As a member of our Medicines Management team, this exciting role will focus on Primary Care and Community Services, working to deliver a strong, joined-up service for patient safety and high quality sustainable care.

A flexible and positive approach will be essential, in addition to excellent influencing, problem solving and time management skills. The post-holder will need to visible, be well organised and be able to facilitate and engage other to understand the benefits of the safe, effective and economic use of medicines.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be a registered Pharmacy Technician who demonstrates excellent knowledge and understanding of medicines optimisation, safety and best practice in a primary care setting, as well as being able to manage interface issues with acute and community organisations. They will have outstanding interpretation skills and demonstrate the ability to communicate with a range of colleagues and health care professionals.

Using a patient-centred approach, the role will primarily focus on delivering exceptional Pharmacy services across the IHC hospitals. Key responsibilities include conducting medicines reconciliation, performing medication audits, and supporting structured medication reviews to enhance patient care. Additionally, the role will involve quality improvement initiatives and providing Pharmacy support to GP practices and other clinical or non-clinical areas within the East region as required.

We will support you to maximise you true potential and we will actively encourage your career progression offering both internal and external training opportunities.

Weekend and Bank Holiday working on a rota basis will be required as part of the standard working hours. As an organisation, we promote flexible working to support staff wellbeing and the needs of the service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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.

Date posted

25 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£30,420 to £37,030 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

050-PST047-0425

Job locations

Wrexham Maelor Hospital

Croesnewydd Road

Wrexham

LL13 7TD


Job description

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.

Job description

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/or Knowledge

Essential

  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • NVQ Level 3 in pharmacy services with BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
  • Accredited Checking Technician

Desirable

  • Accredited Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician Qualification or is willing to undertake this qualification

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel

Desirable

  • Ability to work weekend and public holiday

Experience

Essential

  • Working within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a primary care pharmacy team
  • Previous medicines management experience
  • Audit experience

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Ability to adapt to change and work alone and as part of a team
  • Ability to manage own workload

Desirable

  • Welsh speaker

Values

Essential

  • Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
  • Committed to self study and development
  • Motivated, reliable, methodical

Desirable

  • Understanding and responsive to patient needs
Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential

  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • NVQ Level 3 in pharmacy services with BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
  • Accredited Checking Technician

Desirable

  • Accredited Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician Qualification or is willing to undertake this qualification

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel

Desirable

  • Ability to work weekend and public holiday

Experience

Essential

  • Working within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a primary care pharmacy team
  • Previous medicines management experience
  • Audit experience

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Ability to adapt to change and work alone and as part of a team
  • Ability to manage own workload

Desirable

  • Welsh speaker

Values

Essential

  • Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
  • Committed to self study and development
  • Motivated, reliable, methodical

Desirable

  • Understanding and responsive to patient needs

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Address

Wrexham Maelor Hospital

Croesnewydd Road

Wrexham

LL13 7TD


Employer's website

https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/train-work-live/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Address

Wrexham Maelor Hospital

Croesnewydd Road

Wrexham

LL13 7TD


Employer's website

https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/train-work-live/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Pharmacy Technician

Gemma Price

gemma.price2@wales.nhs.uk

03000857596

Date posted

25 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£30,420 to £37,030 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

050-PST047-0425

Job locations

Wrexham Maelor Hospital

Croesnewydd Road

Wrexham

LL13 7TD


Supporting documents

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