Pharmacy Technician-Medicines Procurement and Homecare Services inCardiff inCardiff PUBLISHED 10 OCT 2024
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You will work as part of our Medicines procurement and Homecare services teams. You will assist in the procurement of medication including controlled drugs and infusion fluids in to our acute hospital pharmacy departments. You will also be involved in supervising the Homecare services team and developing this essential service to our patients. This role is vital to ensure continued availability of medicines for administration to patients across the Health board through the provision of a safe and efficient medicines procurement and homecare service.
You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and you’ll need to be able to work effectively with the existing team. You should have a Btec/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical science or equivalent, registration with the GPhC is essential, and you must be a qualified accuracy checking Pharmacy Technician, Hospital pharmacy experience is essential.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is
“Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”,
and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Marie Crawford Job title: Medicines Procurement and Homecare Manager Email address: Telephone number: 02921848416
Working across sites at both University Hospital Llandough and University Hospital of Wales you will support the Medicines Procurement and Homecare Services Teams to develop and maintain a patient centred and responsive medicines procurement and homecare service.
You will work as part of our Medicines procurement and Homecare services teams. You will assist in the procurement of medication including controlled drugs and infusion fluids in to our acute hospital pharmacy departments. You will also be involved in supervising the Homecare services team and developing this essential service to our patients. This role is vital to ensure continued availability of medicines for administration to patients across the Health board through the provision of a safe and efficient medicines procurement and homecare service.
You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and you’ll need to be able to work effectively with the existing team. You should have a Btec/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical science or equivalent, registration with the GPhC is essential, and you must be a qualified accuracy checking Pharmacy Technician, Hospital pharmacy experience is essential.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is
“Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”,
and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Marie Crawford Job title: Medicines Procurement and Homecare Manager Email address: Telephone number: 02921848416
You will work as part of our Medicines procurement and Homecare services teams. You will assist in the procurement of medication including controlled drugs and infusion fluids in to our acute hospital pharmacy departments. You will also be involved in supervising the Homecare services team and developing this essential service to our patients. This role is vital to ensure continued availability of medicines for administration to patients across the Health board through the provision of a safe and efficient medicines procurement and homecare service.
You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and you’ll need to be able to work effectively with the existing team. You should have a Btec/NVQ level 3 in pharmaceutical science or equivalent, registration with the GPhC is essential, and you must be a qualified accuracy checking Pharmacy Technician, Hospital pharmacy experience is essential.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is
“Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”,
and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Marie Crawford Job title: Medicines Procurement and Homecare Manager Email address: Telephone number: 02921848416
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1. Can you tell us about your experience working in a hospital pharmacy setting?
2. What led you to pursue a career as a Pharmacy Technician, particularly in medicines procurement and homecare services?
3. How do you ensure that your work aligns with maintaining a patient-centred approach in a healthcare setting?
4. What do you consider to be the most important qualities for a Pharmacy Technician working within a multidisciplinary team?
5. Can you explain your experience with the procurement of controlled drugs and intravenous fluids? How do you ensure compliance with regulations?
6. Describe your experience with accuracy checking in a pharmacy. What steps do you take to ensure the accuracy of dispensed medications?
7. How do you handle situations where there is a shortage of medication required for patient care?
8. What strategies would you employ to develop and enhance the homecare services team? Can you provide examples from your past experiences?
9. Give an example of a time you had to communicate complex information to a patient or colleague. How did you ensure understanding?
10. Describe a situation where you faced a challenge whilst working as part of a team. How did you contribute to resolving it?
11. How would you approach supervising a team of junior staff in the Homecare Services department?
12. Can you share your experience in managing multiple priorities or projects simultaneously? How do you stay organised?
13. Provide an example of a time when you identified a process improvement within a pharmacy setting. What changes did you implement?
14. How proficient are you in Welsh, and what role do you think language plays in patient care?
15. Have you used your language skills to support patients in a healthcare setting? Can you give an example?
16. Imagine you receive a complaint from a patient regarding delays in homecare medication delivery. How would you handle this situation?
17. How would you react if you noticed discrepancies in medication records during your accuracy check?
18. Can you discuss a time when you had to make an ethical decision in your work? What was the situation, and what did you decide?
19. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has a mission of "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together." How do you see yourself contributing to these values in your role?
20. What does sustainable health care mean to you, and how would you support Cardiff and Vale University Health Board's strategy to achieve this vision?
1. Can you tell us about your experience working in a hospital pharmacy setting?
2. What led you to pursue a career as a Pharmacy Technician, particularly in medicines procurement and homecare services?
3. How do you ensure that your work aligns with maintaining a patient-centred approach in a healthcare setting?
4. What do you consider to be the most important qualities for a Pharmacy Technician working within a multidisciplinary team?
5. Can you explain your experience with the procurement of controlled drugs and intravenous fluids? How do you ensure compliance with regulations?
6. Describe your experience with accuracy checking in a pharmacy. What steps do you take to ensure the accuracy of dispensed medications?
7. How do you handle situations where there is a shortage of medication required for patient care?
8. What strategies would you employ to develop and enhance the homecare services team? Can you provide examples from your past experiences?
9. Give an example of a time you had to communicate complex information to a patient or colleague. How did you ensure understanding?
10. Describe a situation where you faced a challenge whilst working as part of a team. How did you contribute to resolving it?
11. How would you approach supervising a team of junior staff in the Homecare Services department?
12. Can you share your experience in managing multiple priorities or projects simultaneously? How do you stay organised?
13. Provide an example of a time when you identified a process improvement within a pharmacy setting. What changes did you implement?
14. How proficient are you in Welsh, and what role do you think language plays in patient care?
15. Have you used your language skills to support patients in a healthcare setting? Can you give an example?
16. Imagine you receive a complaint from a patient regarding delays in homecare medication delivery. How would you handle this situation?
17. How would you react if you noticed discrepancies in medication records during your accuracy check?
18. Can you discuss a time when you had to make an ethical decision in your work? What was the situation, and what did you decide?
19. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has a mission of "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together." How do you see yourself contributing to these values in your role?
20. What does sustainable health care mean to you, and how would you support Cardiff and Vale University Health Board's strategy to achieve this vision?
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