Pharmacist

NHS; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wales is looking for a clinical pharmacist to join its community services team. The position offers full-time or part-time hours with flexibility. Responsibilities include providing Medicines Management support to designated wards and implementing Electronic Prescribing systems. Ideal candidates should have a Master's degree in Pharmacy, be GPhC registered, and possess strong communication and clinical skills. This role allows for career progression and contributes to patient care across the beautiful Powys region.

Benefits

Postgraduate Diploma optional

Supportive work environment

Access to career development pathways

Qualifications

• GPhC registered or pre-registration pharmacist required.
• Master's degree or equivalent in Pharmacy is mandatory.
• Broad clinical knowledge is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide Medicines Management support to community hospital wards.
• Participate in the implementation of Electronic Prescribing.
• Conduct reviews of patients in their homes.

Skills

GPhC registered pharmacist or undertaking pre-registration training

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of primary/secondary care interface

Ability to manage challenging situations

Education

Master's degree (MPharm) or equivalent BPharm/BSc in Pharmacy

Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Tools

IT skills including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Job description

This is a fantastic development opportunity to gain invaluable experience as a clinical pharmacist with the option of studying for a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, if desired. Registered pharmacists currently working in any sector are welcome to apply. The post is a permanent post, up to full time hours, with part time considered and can be flexible in base within North East Powys.

You will be working in conjunction with a growing team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and your development will be further supported by the Health Board Medicines Management team and an experienced multidisciplinary workforce, including GPs.

You will be pivotal to the quality of care and operational efficiency, with regard to medicines, across Powys and will travel around one of the most beautiful parts of the UK. Your communication, clinical and innovative skills will be used to demonstrate the significant input that pharmacy professionals of all grades have to offer to patient care and multidisciplinary teams.

Main duties of the job

The role will be based within the Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) community services team and will offer Medicines Management support to designated community hospital wards and departments and community teams, this may include reviewing patients in their own homes.

There is also a unique opportunity to support the implementation of Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) at PTHB.

About us

Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.

To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.

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 and / or Knowledge

• GPhC registered pharmacist or undertaking pre-registration training where registration must be in place before starting the position
• Master's degree (MPharm) or equivalent BPharm or BSc in Pharmacy, and highly developed specialist knowledge
• Up to date broad clinical knowledge
• Excellent understanding of pharmacy/medicines standards, legal requirements and guidelines
• Awareness of implications of current developments in pharmacy practice and NHS Wales strategies/policies
• Prepared to work towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or Therapeutics
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, working towards the faculty framework
• Have knowledge of the differences between primary/secondar y care and NHS England/Wales interface issues

Experience

• Completion of pre-registration year, some of which in a hospital or similar environment
• Experience of working as a clinical pharmacist
• Previous experience in undertaking audit and research
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage professionally challenging conversations and situations
• Able to motivate, negotiate and influence healthcare professionals and patients
• Able to deal sensitively and confidentially with disturbing personal patient information
• Able to work as part of a team and able to both take and give direction
• Self-motivated, proactive and able to act on own initiative
• Able to work calmly under pressure and deal with conflicting pressures and deadlines
• Ability to demonstrate safe, effective and efficient use of medicines
• Ability to support the development of clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives
• Ability to appraise and interpret information to make an informed recommendation about medication therapy referring to a more senior colleague as necessary
• Ability to speak Welsh
• Ability to educate, train, supervise and evaluate pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals

Other

• The job will require frequent travel across Powys to inpatient, GP and community-based teams and patients. The candidate will need to have the means to travel across the county
• Ability to participate in an On-Call rota if required
• IT skills including the use of Word, Powerpoint and Excel

Values

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.

£39,263 to £47,280 a yearper annum (pro rata if part time)