Senior Pharmacy Technician – Medicines Advice

Our Medicines Information and Advice Service (MIAS) serves Health Care Professionals and Citizens from across north Wales via our medicines helpline. We are looking for a specialist Pharmacy Technician to join our team to answer medicines related enquiries as per UKMi standards. The team has an operational base within the pharmacy departments at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Glan Clwyd and Wrexham Maelor. The base for this post will take into account preferences of the successful applicant. Ideally applicants will be accredited as a UKMI technician although appropriate training will be given with attendance to the National Medicines Information Training Course if not. You will also be supported and encouraged to attend Welsh Medicines Information Operational Group meetings and the annual UKMI Practice Development Seminar. Achieve and maintain accreditation as part of the UKMi Accredited Medicines Information Technicians Training Scheme (AMITTS). Retrieve and analyse information from a variety of resources to provide practical advice, contributing to the care of patients across north Wales. Undertake telephone clinical assessment for people with a wide range of conditions accessing the service Act as a mentor for student technicians and trainee pharmacists undertaking a formal training scheme. Contribute to the drug library management for the injectable medicines ‘smart pumps’ used across Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework. Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.