Pharmacy Technician

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed Pharmacy Technician to join our Primary Care Team working in GP practices across the Health Board.

The team is both ambitious and motivated, focusing our work around the best interests of patients and continually improving the services we offer. We have a strong reputation for supporting professional development.

Main duties of the job

You will be working in GP practices across the Health Board. You will be involved in carrying out prescribing audits and identifying patients for review and/or appropriate cost effective medication switches and deprescribing. You will also be contributing to the training and development of prescribing clerks.The successful candidate should be a team player who can work efficiently without constant supervision and is comfortable working on their own at times.We are looking for someone with both excellent IT and communication skills who is able to prioritise their own workload. It would be an advantage to have knowledge and understanding of medicines management in primary care, however training and support will be given.

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

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Personal Specification attached within the supporting document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ3/BTEC Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent training
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC
• Knowledge and understanding of GP Practice and Community Pharmacy in the supply of medicines

Desirable

• Knowledge of GP computer systems

Skills

Essential

• Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Effective organisational and prioritising skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Computer literate

Desirable

• Ability to analyse complex data

Experience

Essential

• Significant post qualification as a Pharmacy Technician
• Working with a multi-disciplinary team setting
• Understanding of clinical governance and risk management
• Audit experience

Desirable

• Experience of working in a primary care environment

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Able to work independently
• Able to work as part of a team
• Enthusiastic, motivated and innovative
• Flexible approach to work and adaptable to changing demands and situations
• Conscientious, responsible and reliable

Desirable

• Able to deal with patients and members of the public

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

CTM GP Practices

Llantrisant

CF72 8XR

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

110-PST041-0424#J-18808-Ljbffr

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