Band 5 Elderly Ward Pharmacy Technician

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Job Title: Band 5 Elderly Ward Pharmacy Technician
Specialism: AHP - Pharmacy
Location: Brecon, UK
Salary: Up to £20.00 per hour

Band 5 Elderly Ward Pharmacy Technician within AHP - Pharmacy in Brecon, earning up to £20.00 per hour. This exciting ongoing locum opportunity offers full-time hours and the chance to play a vital role in delivering high-quality pharmacy services to elderly patients across ward and community hospital settings. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to medicines optimisation, patient safety, and effective discharge planning while developing your pharmacy career in a rewarding healthcare environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated Pharmacy Technician looking to broaden their experience while enjoying the flexibility, variety, and professional rewards that locum work provides.

Perks and benefits:

• Full Time: Benefit from consistent working hours that support both career progression and work-life balance.

• Hourly Pay: Earn a competitive rate of up to £20.00 per hour, rewarding your expertise and commitment.

• Enhance Your Skills: Access ongoing training, accreditation opportunities, and professional development to strengthen your pharmacy knowledge and experience.

• Mileage Compensation: Travel between hospital sites with mileage expenses covered, giving you added flexibility and peace of mind.

• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a Monday to Friday schedule with no on-call or weekend commitments.

• Specialist Ward Experience: Develop valuable expertise within elderly care, medical wards, and older adult mental health services.

• Supportive Team Environment: Work alongside experienced pharmacy professionals committed to delivering outstanding patient care.

What you will do:

• Work across specialist ward environments, including elderly care wards, medical wards, and older adult mental health services.

• Undertake medicines reconciliation activities to ensure safe and effective medication management.

• Complete patients' own drugs assessments and support medicines optimisation initiatives.

• Manage medicine discharge processes, helping to facilitate safe and timely patient discharges.

• Supervise and support Pharmacy Assistants and other support staff where appropriate.

• Undertake Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) duties if qualified.

• Provide ward-based dispensing support without routine commitment to hospital dispensary work.

• Work collaboratively with pharmacists, nurses, medical teams, and other healthcare professionals to deliver high-qualit