BANK Chief Pharmacy Technician - ePMA Transcriber

Main area Pharmacy Technician Grade Band 7 Contract Bank - as and when required Hours Flexible working - Bank - as and when required - 8am-4pm during weekends Job
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Employer Hywel Dda University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Health Board Wide Town Health Board Wide Salary £50,129 - £57,365 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 29/10/2026

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.

These posts are on a bank basis to implement ePMA across the health board. We are looking for a motivated and experienced Pharmacy Technicians to transcribe existing medication charts on to the Better ePMA System in preparation for go live on the electronic system. This is a key role, responsible for ensuring the safe and timely transition from paper to digital medication management.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the shift in clinical practice of digitalising services. Working with senior colleagues, you will ensure services are safe, accurate and efficient, meeting the day-to-day needs of wards, departments and patients. You will collaborate closely with pharmacist team leaders to resolve challenges, and monitor performance for lessons learnt throughout the process.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals:
  Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth;
  Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen;
  Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals:
  Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire;
  Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres:
  Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable…