Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Hywel Dda University Health Board seeks a Pharmacist to join the Withybush General Hospital Pharmacy Team on a rotational basis, delivering patient-focused clinical care across specialties.

You will work with Pharmacists and Technicians in a multidisciplinary environment, with support for ongoing studies and prescribing qualifications. Welsh language ability is desirable; English or Welsh speakers are welcome to apply. This NHS post is based in Haverfordwest, Wales.

Qualifications

• Welsh language ability is desirable for this post.
• English and/or Welsh speakers are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of experienced Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians to deliver a patient-focused clinical pharmacy service in all areas.
• Work as a key member of the pharmacy team providing clinical service to multiple areas on rotation as part of the MDT.
• Develop practice across a wide range of clinical areas within a small, friendly general hospital.
• Support ongoing studies including prescribing qualifications as appropriate.
• Take on the role of responsible pharmacist when working as part of the dispensary team.

Job description

Job Overview

Withybush General Hospital is seeking a driven Pharmacist to join our dynamic and forward‑thinking Pharmacy Team. You will work in a supportive environment with training opportunities, to build on your foundation skills and develop your expertise.

We are committed to developing and training our staff and you will join our dynamic pharmacy team as a rotational pharmacist, providing pharmaceutical care to a number of different specialties.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop skills, interprofessional review and shared-decision making upon presentation.

Withybush General Hospital is a busy district general hospital with approximately 250 beds. It provides a range of medical and surgical specialities including coronary care, acute stroke, trauma and orthopaedics, frailty, critical care and the emergency department. The clinical pharmacy service is well established and provides high quality care across all specialities.

See below a link to our HDUHB video; https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY

Main duties of the job

You will be joining a team of experienced Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians and you will be expected to work as part of the multidisciplinary team, to deliver a patient focused clinical pharmacy service in all areas.

You will be working as a key member of the pharmacy team providing a clinical service to a number of different areas on rotation being an integral part of the MDT in all areas.

You will have the opportunity to develop your practice in a wide range of clinical areas in a small and friendly general hospital.

You will be supported in any ongoing studies including prescribing qualifications if not already gained.

You will be expected to undertake the role of responsible pharmacist when working as part of the dispensary team.

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

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 Cerdigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Cerdigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 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.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.