Pharmacy Assistant

Job overview

We are looking for a conscientious and adaptable individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to join the Pharmacy team at Royal Gwent Hospital as a Pharmacy Assistant.

The Royal Gwent Hospital (RGH) is an 400-bed hospital situated in Newport, just 11 miles from Cardiff and close to the Brecon Beacons and South Wales coastline. We are a forward thinking and innovative department. Pharmacy enjoys excellent multidisciplinary links within the Health Board and we deliver clinical services to a wide range of specialities and are committed to the professional development of our strong team. The Health Board has automated pharmacy systems and a comprehensive medicines management service including electronic discharge.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will primarily work in the pharmacy distribution and dispensary sections of the department, ensuring that medications are sent in a timely and organised manner to wards and departments throughout Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.  Applicants will be expected to be able to have good awareness of stock control and have a high level of computer literacy. To be eligible you must be enthusiastic and self-motivated and should have a good standard of general education.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 18 months from the start date to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

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.