Job summary
Main area: Pharmacy
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:00, with one late finish of 17:30 per week and one early finish TBC on appointment)
Job ref: 040-PST046-0525
Employer: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Nevill Hall Hospital
Town: Abergavenny
Salary: £30,420 - £37,030 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing date: 27/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 5
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 needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01497 745805 option 3.
If 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.
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.
There is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum). This will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.
Job overview
Due to an internal promotion, we have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly team.
This is a permanent vacancy for an accredited checking and medicines management pharmacy technician based at Nevill Hall Hospital (NHH).
We are looking for a conscientious and adaptable individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to join our pharmacy team in delivering a high-quality clinical service.
Main duties of the job
We seek a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacy technician to become a valued member of our team. This role requires someone with strong multitasking abilities capable of working across multiple sections effectively.
This varied role involves providing medicines management support to medical wards, mental health wards, outpatient services, and dispensary sessions.
We are looking for someone with:
* Experience in Medicines Management
* Accredited Checking Technician Qualification – we also welcome those currently working towards it.
* NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences (or equivalent) and GPhC registration
Applications from pre-registration pharmacy technicians are welcome – if you’re in your second year of study and due to qualify soon, we encourage you to apply!
* Participation in weekend and bank holiday rotas will be required.
* Welsh language skills are desirable.
Ready to take the next step in your pharmacy career? Apply today and become part of a dedicated and professional team!
Working for our organisation
ABUHB is an integrated organisation providing acute, community, and mental health services. Our ambitious and challenging agenda aims for excellence in all that we do. Life-long learning and postgraduate education are encouraged and actively supported.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. It 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 delivers 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, including paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications, and professional career pathways including management development programmes. We promote flexible working and a healthy work-life balance.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents or click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Values
* Highly motivated
* Conscientious, responsible, and reliable
* Flexible approach to work and adaptable to changing demands and situations
Experience
* Hospital pharmacy experience
Qualifications
* BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent/NVQ Level III Pharmacy Services
* Accredited Checking Technician
* Registered with the GPhC or eligible to join
* Medicines Management Qualification including drug history taking/medicines reconciliation
Desirable criteria
* NVQ Expert Witness
Knowledge
* Evidence of continuing education and personal development
Additional desirable criteria
* Basic knowledge of NHS functions
To work in the UK, non-UK or RoI nationals require sponsorship for a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa. Candidates should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting the UK government website. If eligible, application costs are lower, and the Immigration Health Surcharge is not applicable.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and a Disclosure check will be required.
Welsh language skills are desirable.
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