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Job overview

Are you proactive? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, developing environment? Do you have a passion to deliver excellent services?

We are looking to recruit a forward thinking, Pharmacy Technician, based in the BCUHB East IHC. The role will involve working within the Primary Care and Community services team and the wider IHC, improving patient outcomes in relation to medicines management across all our services, ensuring the patient is at the centre of everything we do.

As a member of our Medicines Management team, this exciting  role will focus on Primary Care and Community Services, working to deliver a strong, joined-up service for patient safety and high quality sustainable care.

A flexible and positive approach will be essential, in addition to excellent influencing, problem solving and time management skills. The post-holder will need to visible, be well organised and be able to facilitate and engage other to understand the benefits of the safe, effective and economic use of medicines.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be a registered Pharmacy Technician who demonstrates excellent knowledge and understanding of medicines optimisation, safety and best practice in a primary care setting, as well as being able to manage interface issues with acute and community organisations. They will have outstanding interpretation skills and demonstrate the ability to communicate with a range of colleagues and health care professionals.

Using a patient centered approach, elements of the role will include, providing; Pharmacy service across the IHC hospitals, GP practices and other clinical and non-clinical areas in the East area as needed. Undertaking, medicines reconciliation, medication audits, supporting structured medication reviews and quality improvement work.

We will support you to maximise you true potential and we will actively encourage your career progression offering both internal and external training opportunities 

We can offer

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Continued Professional development
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements

Weekend and Bank Holiday working on a rota basis will be required as part of the standard working hours. As an organisation, we promote flexible working to support staff wellbeing and the needs of the service.

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

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.