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Senior Pharmacy Assistant  – Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Visa sponsorship)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our pharmacy team at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.

We are looking for a progressive and proactive individual with strong leadership and problem-solving skills. Applicants must be self-motivated and organised. You will be able to work effectively alone and as part of a team and contribute to the process of service development and innovation by your own initiative and enthusiasm.

Job Title: Senior Pharmacy Assistant

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Job Type: Full-time

Salary: 27,898 – 30,615 £ / Year

Location: Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom.

Closing Date: 06 January 2026

Main duties of the job

Responsible for coordinating the safe and effective flow of work through the dispensary ensuring all people involved in the process, are provided with necessary information to ensure that patient’s medication supply needs are met, under the direction of the Senior Pharmacy Technician. Actively manage, supervise and co-ordinate pharmacy team members including staff appraisal, work allocation, sickness and annual leave management. Assist in training of pharmacy staff working in the dispensary and satellite pharmacy areas. Operate pharmacy systems to carry out tasks in an accurate, timely manner, provide administrative and clerical support for dispensary related work. Including being lead responsible person to facilitate the use of the pharmacy tracker system ensuring a safe, efficient pharmacy service is provided while delivering the highest quality care. Assist in recruitment of staff, delivery of KPIs, production of rotas and production of reports using the pharmacy tracker system and Work within Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Assist in management and delivery of near patient medicines management to inpatients across BCUHB sites. You will be given opportunities to enhance your knowledge and skills further through development supported by our friendly, experienced team.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • GCSE or equivalent in Mathematics and English grade C or above.
  • NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services, or a willingness to work towards
  • Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) Level 2 qualification or equivalent or willingness to work towards.

Desirable

  • Support staff accuracy checking qualification, or willing to work towards.

Experience

Essential

  • Has worked in a dispensary area of a hospital pharmacy department.
  • Experience of leading a team, training and mentoring staff.
  • Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team environment. Knowledge of Key Performance Indicators.

Desirable

  • Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work to targets.
  • Conflict resolution experience.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Team Player.
  • Ability to organise rotas and prioritise workloads, manage own time/tasks and those of others.
  • Able to solve routine day to day problems.
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing demands and situations.
  • Aware of own limitations.

Desirable

  • Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.

Note:

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Application Process:

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