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Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Integrated Care System

Port Talbot

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GBP 35,000 - 50,000

Full time

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a motivated clinical pharmacist to lead the pharmacy service at Neath Port Talbot Hospital. This role involves high-level patient-focused care, collaboration with healthcare teams, and leadership in clinical pharmacy services. Candidates should hold an MPharm and be an independent prescriber. Join a forward-thinking team where professional development is encouraged and valued.

Qualifications

  • Qualified non-medical prescriber, capable of managing a clinical pharmacy service.
  • Evidence of leadership and management experience essential.
  • Experience in clinical pharmacy in a specialist area required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the pharmacy service for surgical wards.
  • Provide patient-focused pharmaceutical care and clinical leadership.
  • Participate in and develop clinical services, such as anticoagulant clinics.

Skills

Leadership
Communication
Adaptability
Teamwork

Education

Masters Degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
Post Graduate MSc/ Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
Independent Prescriber

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinical pharmacist to join our pharmacy team at Neath Port Talbot Hospital. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, adaptable and highly motivated individual, capable of developing the pharmacy service delivered to our wards and clinics.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership and management of the pharmacy service to the surgical wards.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be able to demonstrate through experience their ability to provide high level patient focussed pharmaceutical care for patients. Ideally, they will be a qualified non-medical prescriber and will be actively prescribing.

They will work alongside other 8a pharmacists and the patient services manager to identify, plan and develop new opportunities for the clinical pharmacy service. The post holder will also participate in and further develop skills in the established pharmacist led anticoagulant clinics.

The role will involve working collaboratively with clinicians, nursing staff, pharmacy colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical care to patients. Providing timely, evidence-based advice to prescribers to enhance patient care and promote cost-effective use of medicines.

The post holder will participate in dispensary duties and provide clinical leadership to junior pharmacists and trainees.

The role will require the ongoing completion of core directorate activities including analysis of medicines expenditure, clinical governance audits and risk management.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Job 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.

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

Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
  • Masters Degree in pharmacy (MPharm).
  • Post Graduate MSc/ Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience.
  • Member of the GPhC.
  • Independent Prescriber (or complete within agreed timeframe upon employment).
  • Accredited Tutor for clinical pharmacy diploma.
  • Evidence of Leadership/ Management further learning e.g. qualification, course certificate.
Experience
  • Experience as clinical pharmacist in specialist area.
  • Experience of contributing into the pharmaceutical care in specialist area.
  • Evidence of clinical audit, service improvement and implementation of procedures and protocols.
  • Proven track record of competence.
  • Evidence of clinical audit, practise research, implementation of procedures, protocols.
  • Good communicator, motivated, able to work as part of a team. Innovative and well organised. Confident and calm.
  • Recognises need for sensitive and confidential handling of patient related information. Able to cope with emotional demands of patient involvement.
  • Ability to concentrate when frequently under pressure and subject to interruptions.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Pharmacy Department, Neath Port Talbot Hospital

Pharmacy Department, Neath Port Talbot Hospital

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