Job summary
Are you a qualified Pharmacy Technician who is passionate about making a difference to patient care in the community? Do you want to be part of a pioneering service supporting patients in their own homes?
If this sounds like you, then apply to join the innovative Intermediate Care (Hospital@Home) team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. This is a great opportunity to work in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment where your expertise will improve patient outcomes and support their independence at home. If you're looking for a role that blends clinical knowledge with community care, this could be the perfect fit.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide medicines management support and education to patients in their homes, including after their discharge from hospital. By assessing patients' ability to manage their medication and supporting them with tailored care plans, the post holder will help maintain people safe and independent in their own homes. Other duties will include liaising with GPs, community pharmacies, and care providers to ensure safe and effective medication use. By collaborating with social care partners, including the delivery of medication training to care workers, the successful candidate will support the integration of health and social care. Working independently but within a supportive team, the role will utilise clinical skills and evidence-based approaches to improve patient outcomes.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
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 Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Role Requirements
- Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC.
- BTEC Pharmacy Technician, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
- Strong knowledge of medicines management across care settings.
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams and delivering patient-centred care.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to travel across the UHB locality
- Welsh language requirements: Welsh Level 1 (or readiness towards it).
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Role Requirements
- Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC.
- BTEC Pharmacy Technician, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
- Strong knowledge of medicines management across care settings.
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams and delivering patient-centred care.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to travel across the UHB locality
- Welsh language requirements: Welsh Level 1 (or readiness towards it).
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- BTEC Pharmacy Technician, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
- Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC.
- Knowledge of primary/secondary care medicines management issues
- Knowledge of available systems to support patients
Desirable
- Accredited Checking Technician
- Medicines Management Qualification
- IQT knowledge / qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience of delivering near-patient pharmacy services
- Experience of service/quality improvement
Desirable
- Experience of conducting medicines needs assessments
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at a Level 3 or above.
- Experience of working with social care services / providers
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Effective communication
- Able to present informationm to individuals and groups
- Effective organisational and prioritisation skills
- Computer literate
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- BTEC Pharmacy Technician, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
- Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC.
- Knowledge of primary/secondary care medicines management issues
- Knowledge of available systems to support patients
Desirable
- Accredited Checking Technician
- Medicines Management Qualification
- IQT knowledge / qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience of delivering near-patient pharmacy services
- Experience of service/quality improvement
Desirable
- Experience of conducting medicines needs assessments
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at a Level 3 or above.
- Experience of working with social care services / providers
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Effective communication
- Able to present informationm to individuals and groups
- Effective organisational and prioritisation skills
- Computer literate
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Dewi Sant Health Park (and working from satellite bases)
Albert Road
Pontypridd
CF37 1LB
Employer's website
https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
