Advanced Pharmacist

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Hywel Dda University Health Board seeks an advanced clinical pharmacist to join the team at Withybush General Hospital in Haverfordwest. The role involves coordinating a patient-focused clinical pharmacy service, working within medicine to develop the pharmacist's role, attending consultant ward rounds and leading service improvement initiatives.

You will be on an on-call rota, work weekends/bank holidays, and contribute to medicines optimisation while pursuing further clinical leadership

Qualifications

• Master of Pharmacy degree and GPhC registration required.
• Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience/qualification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver a patient-focused clinical pharmacy service.
• Develop pharmacist role within medicine: Attend consultant ward rounds, monitor expenditure, lead service improvements, and develop pharmacist-led clinics as an IP.
• Contribute to medicines optimisation and deliver specialist professional service to meet high patient care and safety standards.
• Demonstrate strong communication and leadership skills; may develop non-medical prescribing and advanced clinical skills.

Education

Master of Pharmacy

GPhC registration

Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy

Job description

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an innovative and inspirational advanced clinical pharmacist to join our team at Withybush General Hospital.

Withybush General Hospital is a District General Hospital with around 250 beds. The pharmacy department employs approximately 35 staff. It provides a range of medical specialities, including an acute coronary care unit, respiratory, gastroenterology, endocrinology, acute stroke , rehabilitation, surgery and orthopaedics, as well as a busy Emergency Department and Clinical Decisions Unit unit. It also provides a wide range of outpatient services .

You must hold a Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and have completed a post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience or qualifications.

You will be expected to undertake Emergency Duty Commitment (on-call), work weekends and bank holidays as part of a rota.

Main duties of the job

As an advanced Pharmacist you will be responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of a patient focused clinical pharmacy service.

The successful candidate will work within medicine to develop the Pharmacist role e.g. working with the multidisciplinary team including attending consultant ward rounds , monitoring financial expenditure, undertaking service improvement projects and developing your role in pharmacist led clinics as an IP .

You will be part of our friendly and passionate pharmacy team and contribute to the implementation of medicines optimisation, striving for excellence. You will provide a specialist and professional service to enable us to meet high standards of patient care and safety.

The post requires a highly motivated pharmacist with excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills. You will demonstrate excellent decision making skills and problem solving skills. You will be supported to develop non–medical prescribing, advanced level clinical skills and leadership and management skills if needed.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
  
  

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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