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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working pattern to be discussed at interview)
Job ref
110-PST087-1125
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
HMP Parc
Town
Bridgend
Salary
£31,516 - £38,364 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/11/2025 23:59

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Pharmacy Technician

Band 5

Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board.

Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.

At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.

Discover more about working with us here:

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Job overview

At HMP Parc, our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to delivering the best quality care to our patients and need committed and skilled people to help achieve this.

Are you a registered Pharmacy Technician looking to work in a unique sector of pharmacy?

Are you pro-active and ambitious about providing exceptional care and experience for patients?

If the answer is yes, the Pharmacy Team at HMP Parc is currently recruiting for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to work directly with patients, in a unique environment, whilst supporting development of our medicines management services. 

Whilst ACT and Medicines Management qualifications are required for this post, we welcome applicants who wish to work towards these qualifications and full training will be provided.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Team at HMP Parc.

The role will involve working as an integral part of our Healthcare team, delivering a patient-orientated service and working closely with our patients to aid medicines administration, support medicines independence and undertake medicines management activities.

You will need to be a GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician, with excellent organisational and communication skills and a passion for providing a Patient focused service.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family.  Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

  • We listen, learn and improve
  • We treat everyone with respect
  • We all work together as one team

 

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
  • NVQ Level 3 in pharmacy services with BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy Services or equivalent Post qualification training
  • Accredited Checking Technician Qualification (meeting the National Framework) or willing to undertake this qualification.
  • Either holds the Accredited Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician Qualification or is willing to undertake this qualification.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of handling hazardous substances.

Welsh language skills

Desirable criteria
  • Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant pharmacy experience in any sector
Desirable criteria
  • Secure environment Pharmacy experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Age positiveDisability confident leaderStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.hyderus o ran anableddAccredited Living Wage EmployerWelsh logo for Armed Force Bronze Award for Cym Taf UHBAccredited Living Wage EmployerCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

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 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kirsten Malins
Job title
Senior Pharmacy Technician, HMP Parc
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01656 300235
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