We have a great opportunity for an experienced clinical pharmacist with a strong background in clinical pharmacy, quality improvement and innovation to develop their career at a senior level, through joining our dynamic pharmacy team.

This post requires a motivated pharmacist who has the drive and determination required to implement change.

If you have service delivery experience and possess well-developed interpersonal and communication skills, we can offer you a challenging, but fulfilling role, with career support and development.

You will provide a high-quality clinical pharmacy service, participate in training of healthcare professionals and contribute to the planning and delivery of the medicine's optimization strategy.

The innovative and friendly pharmacy team is well established within the health board. We are both ambitious and motivated, focusing our work around the best interests of our patients and continuously striving to improve the services we offer. The Pharmacy Department currently employs approximately 30 Staff.

The clinical pharmacy service to the wards is well established and provides high quality care across a variety of specialties including admissions, medicine, surgery, critical care, paediatrics and oncology.

Main duties of the job

To lead, plan, manage, and continue to develop an exemplary clinical pharmacy service to the hospital, in accordance with local and national standards and strategy, and to meet the changing needs of patients and other users of the service.

Contribute to the strategic planning of the pharmacy service and implementation of service objectives.

Develop a competent, motivated and versatile clinical pharmacy workforce across the service, facilitating their development through training and performance reviews to ensure all members of the clinical Pharmacy Team are trained and competent for their role.

Work with the Pharmacy site manager and other Clinical Lead Pharmacists to ensure strategic plans are delivered and resources are utilised safely, efficiently and effectively.

To monitor and ensure the safe and effective use of medicines used within the hospital, to deliver high standards of medicine related aspects of patient care, whilst promoting quality, safety and economy.

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

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire

48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 9/10/2024

Person Specification

Qualifiaction and knowledge

Essential

• Master's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Postgraduate Msc/diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered with the GPhC
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• If role includes medical gas testing: registered as QC(MGPS)

Desirable

• Recognised management qualification
• Recognised postgraduate research qualification
• Independent prescriber
• RPS Faculty member at AS11
• Experience of being a Pre-Registration tutor
• Experience of being a pharmacy diploma tutor
• MSc Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance if aseptics is specialist field

Language Skills

Desirable

• Welsh Speaker (level 1)

Experience

Essential

• Substantial postgraduate experience as a pharmacist.
• Evidence of clinical audit service improvement, practise research, implementation of procedures and protocols.
• Knowledge of strategic plans for pharmacy Services/ development.
• Good understanding of HR policies and employment legislation to be able to recruit and manage staff.
• Proven change management experience with evaluation
• Effective management of staff and undertaking staff appraisal
• Experience to diploma level in specialist area.
• Experience as Accountable Pharmacist if aseptics is specialist field
• Experience as Accountable Pharmacist if Radiopharmacy is specialist field.

Desirable

• Experience of budget maintaing and monitoring
• Experience of teaching, assessment and appraisal
• Practice research experience.

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
• Flexible approach to needs of the service
• Mandatory revalidation to maintain fitness to practice
• Identifies own Training Needs

Employer details

Employer name

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Address

Bronglais General Hospital

Caradoc Road

Aberystwyth

SY23 1ER

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