Pharmacy Technician - Emergency Department- INTERNAL

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL abb.vacancyrequests@wales.nhs.ukIf you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment processJob OverviewPLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARDAn exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for a full-time Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to join our Emergency Department Pharmacy Team and trial a different way of shift working in an exciting environment. The post is based at the Grange University Hospital (GUH), part of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB).This role is an ideal opportunity to build on your clinical and medicines management experience as the ED is an excellent area to learn from and develop your portfolio of evidence. You will also be involved in teaching of pharmacy staff and the wider multi-disciplinary team around your specialist knowledge. If you are enthusiastic and self- motivated with a passion to develop pharmacy services at the front door, please get in touch.The substantive contract is 37.5 hours per week, as well as weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis. Hours of duty will comprise a 12-hour shift pattern with associated make-up shift. Please contact us for more details.ABUHB Pharmacy enjoys excellent multidisciplinary links within the Health Board and delivers clinical services to a wide range of specialties. We are committed to the professional development of our 190 strong team.This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months, from February 1st 2026 - January 31st 2027, due to maternity cover. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will need excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, alongside sound clinical knowledge and relevant experience. The post will be responsible for providing a medicines management service within the Urgent Care Division. These “front door” roles are varied as they involve working across multiple specialties and are integrated into the Emergency Department, but also within multiple medical and surgical teams. You will work closely with and be supported by the Divisional Pharmacist Urgent Care to continue your development.This role includes working alongside Consultants and Senior Nurses to deliver a high-quality patient focused service at the very beginning of a patient’s hospital journey. It will involve medicine reconciliation, patient counselling and education and ensuring safe discharge which may require liaising with care homes etc. You will provide a thorough medicines management service including; retrieval of patient own medication/transfer of patient own medication to and from general wards, assessment of patient own medication on admission, supply of patient own medication to bedside lockers, reduced medicine wastage, safe and appropriate medicine storage within the clinical area and stock list reviews.Working for our organisationAneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.QualificationsEssential criteriaGPhC Registered Pharmacy TechnicianBTEC / NVQ L3 in Pharmaceutical ScienceMM Qualification (DHx & MR)ACTEvidence of CPDExperienceEssential criteriaHospital Pharmacy ExperienceDesirable criteriaTraining of pharmacy staff (e.g., students, pharmacy assistants, etc)Skills and AttributesEssential criteriaGood inter-personal skillsOrganisedVerbal and written communication skillsAbility to work under pressure / to deadlinesHighly motivatedFlexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the serviceGood with patientsLone and team working