Medicines Procurement Pharmacy Technician

Job summary
Working at University Hospital of Wales you will support the Medicines Procurement Teams to develop and maintain a patient centred and responsive medicines procurement service.

Main duties of the job
You will work as part of our Medicines procurement team. You will assist in the procurement of medication including controlled drugs and infusion fluids in to our acute hospital pharmacy departments. This role is vital to ensure continued availability of medicines for administration to patients across the Health board through the provision of a safe and efficient medicines procurement service.

You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and you'll need to be able to work effectively with the existing team. You should have a Btec/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical science or equivalent, registration with the GPhC is essential, and you must be a qualified accuracy checking Pharmacy Technician or able to undertake the course, Hospital pharmacy experience is essential.

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

About us
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.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Btec / NVQ3 registered with GPhC

Desirable

• NVQ assessor

Experience
Essential

• You will have post qualification hospital experience and have working knowledge of medicines procurement, stock control and homecare services

Skills
Essential

• You will have demonstrable excellent analytical, communication, interpersonal and organisation skills

Knowledge
Essential

• ECDL or equivalent Microsoft office applications experience, knowledge of medicines procurement and homecare

Personal qualities
Essential

• You will be self motivated, able to work equally as part of a team and on own initiative, with a flexible/ adaptable approach

Desirable

• Diplomatic

Other
Essential

• You must be able to demonstrate commitment, prioritise own and others work load and be able to work under pressure

Desirable

• Responsive to patient needs

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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).