Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Pharmacy Technical Services (Systems)

Job summary

Are you a motivated individual who would like to join our expanding Pharmacy Systems Team and develop your leadership and management skills?

The Grange University Hospital (GUH) Pharmacy are looking for an enthusiastic, conscientious and adaptable individual with the motivation and skills to provide site based support for a wide variety of Pharmacy systems, including the Welsh Hospital Pharmacy Stock Management System, Omnicell Database and Automated Dispensing Cabinets, and Pharmacy Robot Dispensing System.

Candidates must be computer literate and be able to quickly learn to use different computer systems and programs to undertake day-to-day tasks in an accurate and efficient manner. You will work as part of the Pharmacy Systems Team under the direction of the Pharmacy Systems Manager and so must possess excellent communication and team work skills.

The Grange University Hospital is a fast-paced emergency and critical care hospital and the Pharmacy Department staff are dedicated to providing safe patient care through forward thinking and innovative practises.

An informal visit to the Pharmacy department is encouraged so that you get a good understanding of what this role will entail - please get in touch to arrange this.

Main duties of the job

To understand how the roles and responsibilities of the Pharmacy Systems Team have a direct impact on medication and patient safety.

To assist the Pharmacy Systems Manager and work in tandem with the Pharmacy Systems Team representatives at other sites to ensure that all systems are optimised and managed in accordance with SOPs and a standardised approach across the health board is maintained.

To assist the Pharmacy Systems Manager in delivery of all systems-based improvements and optimisation.

To provide site-based support to The Grange University Hospital team to assist in the procurement and supply of medicines to all areas served by the department.

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

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.