Pharmacy Specialist

1 week ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Pharmacy Team Manager to join our team at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. As a Pharmacy Team Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of pharmacy technicians, scientists, and trainees, and supporting a team of pharmacists.

Key Responsibilities
  • Organize and prioritize the day-to-day work of the team to ensure departmental work is completed within agreed timescales.
  • Coordinate cover for annual leave, sickness, study days, and lieu time.
  • Prioritize workload effectively and analyze situations to resolve problems.
  • Contribute to service developments, ensuring change is managed smoothly, and audit service against set standards.
  • Support and maintain a high-quality service, conducted according to national and local guidance, to users within the Pharmacy department, throughout the UHB, and external customers.
  • Report departmental statistics, including errors and incidents, to manager on a monthly basis and identify possible areas for improvement.
  • Provide specialist advice to patients regarding any MA-related query received by the department.
  • Responsible for coordinating all Drug Alerts and Drug Shortages, working within the wider pharmacy team to act on these with appropriate urgency.
  • Provide a regular service to the dispensary or Medicines Management, including dispensing and accuracy checking medicines.
  • Understand the competing priorities of risk management and financial pressures to manage the MA centre information resources effectively.
  • Responsible for training and supporting technical pharmacy staff in the delivery of medicines advice.
  • Act as Key Trainer for MA, ensuring all staff are trained in local practices.
  • Ensure all medicines advice service staff are aware of and demonstrate compliance with CAVUHB and Pharmacy Policies and Procedures.
About Us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. We serve around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, and our mission is to provide high-quality healthcare services to our population.

Person Specification
  • Essential:
    • BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services.
    • Registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Desirable:
    • Supervisory or management qualification.
    • NVQ A1 assessor award.


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