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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy/Dispensary/wards
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm (1 weekend in 6))
Job ref
001-ACS279-1124
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital Llandough
Town
Penarth
Salary
£24,433 - £26,060 per annum pro rata - Annex 21 applies at 75%
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Pharmacy Assistant Dispensary and Medicines Management - Annex 21

Band 3

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health 
and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.


Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic 
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these  challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in 
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the 
next decade and beyond. 

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

  • We are kind and caring
  • We are respectful
  • We have trust and integrity
  • We take personal responsibility 

As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses

 


 

Job overview

We are looking to employ a full time Pharmacy Assistant - Dispensary and Medicines Management, to join our Medicines Management Team at the Hafan Y Coed Unit, University Hospital Llandough, Penarth . Duties are varied and will include providing customer care at the pharmacy reception, ward and pharmacy stock control, dispensing for inpatients and outpatients across a wide range of specialties in the Dispensary and supporting the Medicines Management Technicians on ward. 

Whilst NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy service and Medicines Management for pharmacy support staff qualifications are required for this post, we welcome applicants who wish to work towards these qualifications and full training will be provided. This will include competency-based training. During training the contract will be Annex 21: 75% of a Band 3 for up to 12 months until qualifications in both NVQ Level 2 and Medicines Management are achieved.

Main duties of the job

You should have good communication & interpersonal skills; be motivated, have a flexible, adaptable approach and able to work well in an environment of change and transition.

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services and or experience of working in a Pharmacy  would be desirable but full training would be given through our in-house training programmes to the right candidate.

You will need to have a good standard of education and GCSEs at grade C or above in Maths and English.

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

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support. 

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE Maths and English Language to Grade C or equivalent qualifications
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ Level 2 pharmacy
  • NVQ level 2 Medicines Management HEIW

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in high turnaround enviroment
Desirable criteria
  • Pharmacy Experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good written communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Able to solve problems and work calmly under pressure

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as part of a team.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lee Griffiths
Job title
Senior Technician Mental Health
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02921824804
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