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Senior Pharmacy Technician in Procurement, Automation and Distribution
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend and Bank Holiday Rota)
Job ref
110-PST051-0725
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Princess of Wales and Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda
Town
Bridgend
Salary
£39,263 - £47,280 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/08/2025 23:59

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Senior Pharmacy Technician, Procurement - Automation and Distribution

Band 6

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.

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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable. 

Job overview

We’re seeking a motivated and experienced professional to coordinate logistics and staff within our Procurement Services, with a focus on WDA and vaccine management. You’ll lead workflow planning, oversee skill mix, and deliver training for pharmacy staff pursuing NVQ Level 2 and 3 qualifications, including mentoring and appraisals.

In this role, you’ll work within established technical pharmacy codes and procedures, supporting the Pharmaceutical Service and Medicines Management agenda across the UHB. Responsibilities include dispensing prescriptions, conducting technical checks on emergency drug boxes and over-labelled medicines, and collaborating with the MMPU and clinical procurement team to manage medication shortages and source alternatives.

If you’re passionate about pharmacy services and ready to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Manage the service and staff within the procurement, distribution and vaccine teams. Responsible for ensuring the supply of vaccine across CTM footprint to schools, Primary Care and CVCs.  

Manage, develop and participate in the provision of specialist Pharmacy Procurement Services ensuring that the supply of medicines is cost effective. This role also involves management and utilisation of a WDA contract servicing customers across CTM. 

Be responsible for implementing changes and continual quality improvement within these services.

Be responsible for the management and service of Automation regarding the pharmacy robot and Automated Dispensing Systems (Mediwells / Omnicell).

Be responsible for ensuring that for Prince Charles Hospital, medication is ordered in line with national and regional contracts.

Ensuring a constant supply of quality medicines through the Pharmacy to the UHB and its patients by managing the purchase order, delivery and payment systems. 

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.  

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 and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable expertise and knowledge to Degree Level or equivalent acquired through BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science, NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and training.
  • Medicines Management Training qualification.
  • Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician qualification.
  • MCIPS or CIPS recognised qualification or commitment to complete qualification in post.
  • Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC.
  • Good knowledge of pharmacy procurement or supply chain management procedures and practice.
  • Committed to Continued Professional Development. Up to date CPD portfolio.
Desirable criteria
  • Supervisory/management qualification.
  • Accredited Pharmacy Technician UK membership.2
  • Current knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post qualification pharmacy experience including working as a Pharmacy Technician at a Higher Level.2
  • Experience of training and mentoring staff.
  • Supply Chain Management experience.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of supervising/organising workload of others.

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to manage a team and work constructively with other disciplines.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Negotiation skills. Good influencing and persuasion skills.
  • Able to prioritise, organise and reallocate daily tasks.
  • Able to cope with multiple interruptions and take responsibility for unplanned issues.
  • Accurate and consistent in work application.
  • Able to train, mentor, supervise and assess others in procurement practices.
  • Able to make decisions and solve problems.
  • Computer skills including Microsoft Office and accurate data entry.
  • Good numeracy and literacy skills including; calculations, percentages, decimal, fractions.

Other Role Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Highly motivated.
  • Able to lead and motivate others.
  • Ability to use own initiative particularly in relation to problem solving.
  • Willing to accept a challenge and break new ground.
  • Approachable and professional manner.
  • Attend training at sites other than base and outside UHB.
Desirable criteria
  • Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
  • Ability to work at hospital sites across the UHB locality and travel throughout the locality in a timely manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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 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
Kate Crandon-Lewis
Job title
Chief Pharmacist for Primary Care
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Job Title - Chief Pharmacist for Primary Care / Prif Fferyllydd ar gyfer Gofal Sylfaenol

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