Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Up to 0.8 WTE, various hours/days would be considered)
- Job ref
- 040-PST074-0825
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Caerphilly Community Resource Team
- Town
- Hengoed
- Salary
- £31,516 - £38,364 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Technician Community Resource Teams and Intermediate Care
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 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 [email protected]
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.
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.
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.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
The CRT Pharmacy team was set up in 2019 providing services to Newport, Caerphilly and Torfaen. Due to the continued success of the service, further investment was secured in 2023 to extend the service to all 5 boroughs.
This Band 5 Pharmacy Technician post will be based in Caerphilly Community Resource Team.
The comprehensive extension to funding endorses the contribution of this Intermediate Care Pharmacy team.
Main duties of the job
The team currently provide a Pharmacy service to Frailty Consultant led ‘hospital at home’ patients, Therapies/Social Care-led Reablement patients, Nurse-led home parenteral service patients (including IV antimicrobials) and Community Falls patients.
We also take referrals from acute ward Pharmacy staff to ensure that frail/vulnerable patients are supported in taking medicines post discharge. Our role involves regular MDT meetings, home visits, virtual ward rounds and data collection and analysis of contributions to patient care. Each day brings a new challenge, the chance to learn from those around us, job satisfaction and an opportunity to further develop the service!
With a unique role working across the primary/secondary care interface, you will build excellent relationships with community, practice based and hospital colleagues.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role of the Pharmacy Technician is developing rapidly within our service, and we aim to continue this skill-mix, challenging the boundaries, supporting all staff to work at the top of their licence.
To join the team you will need to have a passion for patient care and be able to work as part of a diverse multidisciplinary team. You should be resilient, adaptable, caring and keen to contribute to service development.
You will practice within a set borough (Caerphilly) as part of the clinical and social care teams, provide cover remotely and in person to other boroughs when needed. The role also involves visiting patients in their own homes. You must be prepared to travel having access to your own transport (travel expenses reimbursed).
We encourage enquiries so we can better explain the vision for the service and how you will play a part in its development – please get in touch!
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/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Btec in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent. NVQ Level III Pharmacy Services
- Evidence of Continuing Educational and Personal development
- Knowledge of GPhC Standards for Pharmacy Professionals
- A basic knowledge of the pharmaceutical needs of frail/elderly individuals
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Assessor
- An understanding of Community Resource Teams and the primary/secondary care interface
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualification hospital or community experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of near patient pharmacy services
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good inter-personal skills
- Organisational abilities
- Good verbal and written communications skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Basic keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sally Lewis
- Job title
- Senior Pharmacy Technician, CRT/Intermediate care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07534604517
- Additional information
or Francesca Williams - Pharmacy Technician, Community Resource Teams and Intermediate Care
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