Pharmacy Assistant Dispensary and Medicines Management

Pharmacy Assistant Dispensary and Medicines Management

The closing date is 03 March 2026

We are looking to employ a full-time Assistant Technical Officer to join our Medicines Management Team at the University Hospital Llandough. Duties are varied and will include: dispensing for inpatients and outpatients across a wide range of specialties in the Dispensary and supporting the Medicines Management Technicians on wards, as well as providing a customer facing role whilst covering the pharmacy reception.

The role will include 1 in 5 (Saturdays or Sunday) and 1 Bank Holiday a year.

Whilst NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy service and Medicines Management for pharmacy support staff qualifications are required for this post, we welcome applicants who wish to work towards these qualifications and full training will be provided. This will include competency-based training. During training the contract will be Annex 21: 75% of a Band 3 for up to 12 months until qualifications in both NVQ Level 2 and Medicines Management are achieved.

You should have good communication & interpersonal skills; be motivated, flexible, adaptable and able to work well in an environment of change and transition.

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services and or experience of working in a Pharmacy would be desirable but full training would be given through our in-house training programmes to the right candidate.

You will need to have a good standard of education and GCSEs at grade C or above in Maths and English.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
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.

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

• GCSE Maths and English Language to Grade C or equivalent qualifications

• Experience in high turnaround enviroment
• Pharmacy Experience

• Able to solve problems and work calmly under pressure

• Ability to work as part of a team.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

£25,313 to £26,999 a year per annum Annex 21 applies at 75%