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Job overview

We have an excellent opportunity within our friendly department for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our Vaccination & Immunisation Service.

If you have the ability to work using your own initiative, have good communication skills, a high level of accuracy and are keen to develop your skills this is the job for you!

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

Main duties of the job

• Advises practice on cold-chain and governance procedures
• Analysing patient prescribing data, using the audit tools available, and discuss the results with prescribers.
• By observation and audit ensure robust repeat prescribing systems are in place and implemented. Assist in training of staff laid down by documented protocols.
• Provide support to the Locality Lead Medicines Management in practice medicines management meetings.
• Support Medicines Management developments in the locality being first point of contact, in relation to for example fridge failures.
• Obtaining drug, therapeutic and pharmaceutical information.
• Provide elements of training for new members of staff and the local acute hospital pre-registration pharmacy students and diploma pharmacists, including competency sign-off. 
• responsible for the vaccine rooms within the local vaccination centres, ensuring cold-chain governance and compliance.

Please refer to the Job Description for further detail. 

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.