# Pharmacy Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-assistant/0fa6555a-f095-4dfb-b582-ae82e530f9a2
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-assistant/0fa6555a-f095-4dfb-b582-ae82e530f9a2.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- **Town:** Bangor
- **Region:** North Wales
- **Country:** Wales
- **Profession:** Pharmacy assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £26,300 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Secondment: 8 months (temporary until March 2027)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (A weekend / Bank Holiday rota is in place for Assistants)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-20T11:51:38.728Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Wrexham/Betsi_Cadwaladr_University_Health_Board/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8167786
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8167786?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://bcuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

Pharmacy Assistant - Band 2 - based at the Pharmacy Department, Wrexham Maelor Hospital   An exciting opportunity has arisen for a pharmacy assistant to work within the busy pharmacy department.  Previous experience of working within a store keeping environment, along with customer service experience, dealing with patients and public, would be advantageous but not essential, as training will be provided.  The successful candidate will be IT literate and required to undertake NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services, to be completed within 1 year.

### Main duties of the job

Duties will include:

- Dispensing medication/prescriptions
- Receiving deliveries
- Supply of medication to wards / departments
- Scanning / filing prescriptions
- Reception
- General housekeeping

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

## Person Specification

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## Documents

- [oh form - ig ffurflen (docx, 103.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10469560)
- [values and behaviour framework (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2937)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1632)
- [job description & person specification english (pdf, 360.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10469558)
- [job description and person specification cymraeg (pdf, 520.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10469559)

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