Pharmacy Technician Higher in Carmarthen

3 weeks ago


Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom Hywel Dda University Health Board Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly Pharmacy team at Glangwili General Hospital.

We strive on providing high quality support to our patients and are looking for a motivated, flexible and forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician. This post offers you the opportunity to progress your career in an innovative and supportive environment.

This challenging and varied role is ideal for an experienced Pharmacy Technician who wishes to continue their clinical contribution to patient care whilst developing integration between both secondary and primary care.

Although not working across both sectors, the post holder will work flexibly to support ward-based medicines management services, dispensary support and develop an integrated link between primary and secondary care – signposting patients to the required services within primary care and community services for post-discharge support. .

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. The Pharmacy Department currently employs approximately 80 Staff.

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.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres; Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.



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