An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer to join our friendly and progressive Pharmacy Department at Glangwili General Hospital.
You will be an extremely valuable member of the team, supplying medicines to the hospital including outpatients, and support the co-ordination of discharging patients at ward level to improve patient flow. Part of your role will include the supply and distribution of stock.
You will be a strong confident team player, demonstrate professionalism at all times and be committed to your development and the development of the services that we provide to patients.
We are committed to developing the role of Senior Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officers within the Pharmacy Department and are increasing their involvement within the service delivery.
The Pharmacy team is forward thinking and continually strives to improve the delivery of patient focused pharmaceutical care and optimise the use of medicines within the Health Board.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work within a team of Senior Technical Officers, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists in providing a wide range of Pharmaceutical Services within the hospital setting. You will be given specific training to help develop your skills.
To perform a variety of tasks to support the pharmacy teams within the Health Board. Roles may include working in the following areas: Distribution, Procurement, Dispensary, and Ward Based Services.
The successful candidate will be involved in working on a weekend and Bank Holiday Rota.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Good standard of secondary education to include 5 GCSE's at C or equivalent
* Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience
* 5 GCSE's at C or above, including Maths, English and Science
* NVQ 2 Qualification in Pharmacy Community or Hospital.
* Knowledge of drug names
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Experience
* Basic IT experience
* Experience in hospital or retail community pharmacy.
* Customer care experience
* Stock maintenance experience
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.
£23,159 to £24,701 a year per annum (pro rata if part time)
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