Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 22 months (Fixed term/secondment until 01/09/2027 due to funding)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 08.45 -5.00 Some Saturday & Bank Holiday)
- Job ref
- 100-ACS184-0925
- Employer
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bronglais General Hospital
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Salary
- £25,313 - £26,999 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Assistant Technical Officer
Band 3
Job overview
This is a fixed term/secondment post until 01/09/2027 due to funding.
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual with an interest in healthcare science to support our Pharmacy team in the day to day running of the Pharmacy Department at Bronglais General Hospital.
The Pharmacy team is forward thinking and continually strives to improve the delivery of patient focused pharmaceutical care and optimise the use of medicines within the Health Board.
This is a fixed term post, 37.5 hours per week. You must have excellent organisational and communication skills and you will need to be able to work effectively with the existing team within the pharmacy department.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work within a team of Senior Technical Officers, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists in providing a wide range of Pharmaceutical Services within the hospital setting. You will be given specific training to help develop your skills.
Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) Grade C or above. To hold a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2 in pharmacy, community or hospital is desirable but not essential, as full support and supervision will be provided to complete the NVQ Level 2 qualification in pharmacy services.
This post offers an exciting and unique opportunity for a pharmacy assistant to have a varied role. You will be helping to deliver a high quality pharmacy service to our patients by working within the dispensary, stores and distribution and ward based medicines management services.
You will be offered a variety of experience and training within each area.
Previous experience of working in a pharmacy is desirable and you will be required to have or be eligible to work towards an NVQ level 2 (or equivalent) in Pharmacy Services.
The successful candidate will be involved in working on a weekend and Bank Holiday Rota.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
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Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
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Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
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Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
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47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
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Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Interviews to be held on 01/10/2025
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good standard of secondary education to include 5 GCSEs at C or equivalent
- Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Buttercups / NVQ 2 Qualification in Pharmacy
- 5 GCSE at C or above including Maths, English and Science
- Knowledge of drug names
Experience
Essential criteria
- Basic IT experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience in hospital or retail community pharmacy
- Customer care experience
- Stock maintenance experience
- Team working
Language Skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker level 1
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Evans
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01970 635732
- Additional information
The attached job description reflects the variety of roles undertaken by a Assistant Technical Officer (ATO), please discuss the post with the appointing manager, for which aspects of the job description you will be required to fulfil. If you would like to arrange an informal visit to the department, please contact Rachel Evans on 01970 635733.
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