Pharmacy Assistant

Job summary

To assemble and dispense in-patient, outpatient and take home medication and to process controlled drug requisitions, following standard dispensary operating procedures. All assembling and dispensing work is checked.

To participate in the ward based medicines management service, assessing patients own medicines, and organising supplies.

To support the Pharmacy Logistics Service in providing safe, effective and efficient pharmacy purchasing and distribution services.

To work within Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and be guided by professional good practice guidelines.

To work as part of a team and also work independently, using own initiative to deal with routine enquiries e.g availability and supply of medicines to wards, or patients, referring to the Technician or a Pharmacist if necessary.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Assistant Technical Officer has become available to join the pharmacy team at the Princess of Wales Hospital Bridgend.

Our ATOs are valued members of the Pharmacy team and this role is an opportunityto develop further to support the Pharmacy staff working in all areas of Pharmacy. You will gain experience across a variety of specialties, working closely with Technicians and Pharmacists to deliver a high quality, patient focused medicines management services.

You must possess excellent communication and organisational skills in order to provide an efficient and safe pharmacy service for patients at thePrincess of Wales Hospital.

We are committed to the development of our staff and offer excellent training where you will be supported and encouraged to develop in this role.

Applicants must have or be willing to work towardsan NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Service skills / Pharmaceutical Sciences. English and Mathematics GCSE to a level C or above is essential.

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.