Pharmacy Technician-Medicines Procurement and Homecare Services

Working across sites at both University Hospital Llandough and University Hospital of Wales you will support the Medicines Procurement and Homecare Services Teams to develop and maintain a patient centred and responsive medicines procurement and homecare service.

Non ACPT trained pharmacy technicians or newly qualified technicians are welcome to apply - Training and support will be provided., You will work as part of our Medicines procurement and Homecare services teams. You will assist in the procurement of medication including controlled drugs and infusion fluids in to our acute hospital pharmacy departments. You will also be involved in supervising the Homecare services team and developing this essential service to our patients. 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 and homecare 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, Hospital pharmacy experience is essential.

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

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.