Advanced Pharmacist - Technical Services

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Dreenhill; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking an experienced Pharmacist to join our expanding Aseptic Services team. The post focuses on safe delivery of SACT, clinical trials, and other medicines, with responsibilities as an Authorised Pharmacist for the aseptic unit.

The successful candidate will verify prescriptions, ensure GMP/GCP/GDP compliance, and provide expert pharmaceutical guidance to senior managers, clinicians and nursing staff as part of service improvement.

Qualifications

• Authorised Pharmacist for the aseptic unit
• GMP/GCP/GDP compliance knowledge
• Problem-solving and service improvement mindset
• Ability to supervise aseptic preparation and staff
• Strong communication with clinicians and nursing staff

Responsibilities

• Act as an Authorised Pharmacist for the aseptic unit, supervising aseptic preparation of injectable medicines including SACT.
• Verify prescriptions for SACT and clinical trials for safety and accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, GCP, GDP and HSE requirements across the service.
• Clinical screening and review of prescriptions for SACT and trials.
• Provide expert pharmaceutical advice to senior managers, clinicians and nursing staff.
• Maintain Quality Assurance standards in line with national/regional/local requirements.

Job description

Pharmacy Technical Services is a dynamic and evolving area of practice, playing a critical role in ensuring the safe preparation and supply of complex medicines to patients. Our Aseptic Services team prepares and supplies systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) to patients across all four hospital sites within the Health Board, and delivers an expanding clinical trials service providing investigational medicinal products to each site. We are currently progressing the development of a new Pharmacy Aseptic Unit, due to become operational later this year, which will further enhance our capacity and capability. We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled pharmacist to join our team and contribute to this exciting period of growth and transformation. This post is focused on supporting the safe and effective delivery of SACT, clinical trials and any other medicines through Pharmacy Technical Services. The post holder will be an Authorised Pharmacist for the unit and will verify prescriptions for SACT, ensuring compliance with authorised protocols. The successful candidate will be highly organised, forward-thinking and able to use their problem-solving skills to drive service improvement.

• Act as an Authorised Pharmacist for the aseptic unit, supervising aseptic preparation of ready to administer injectable medicines such as Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and deputising for the Accountable Pharmacist.
• Ensure that all activities within the service are carried out by trained personnel in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) requirements, Health and Safety at Work, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), The Human Medicines Regulations and any other relevant statutory requirements, to deliver a timely, high quality and patient-focused service across the Health Board.
• Clinically screen and review prescriptions for SACT, clinical trials, and any others as required.
• Undertake the aseptics services verification to ensure the prescription has been clinically verified, that the prescribed constituents are compatible & the formulation is stable and that the product is in the correct presentation for the intended route of administration.
• Provide expert pharmaceutical advice to senior managers, clinicians and nursing staff.
• Ensure that Quality Assurance standards are maintained in accordance with national, regional and local requirements.

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

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