Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (Macmillan Haematology Pharmacist)

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Newport is looking for a full-time Clinical Pharmacist to join their Pharmacy Team at Royal Gwent Hospital. Responsibilities include providing specialist cover to the Haematology Day Case Unit and working alongside multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should possess strong organisational and interpersonal skills alongside clinical knowledge in relevant specialties. The position offers extensive training and development opportunities alongside a robust benefits package and a commitment to promoting a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Occupational health support

Paid mandatory training

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in haematology or oncology required.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Willingness to undertake continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist pharmacist cover to the Haematology Day Case Unit.
• Attend multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care.
• Act as an independent prescriber for haematology patients.

Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Sound clinical knowledge

Experience in haematology

Independence prescriber training

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, and any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

We welcome reasonable adjustments or support needed for the application and selection process. If you require documents in a larger font, braille, or a different format, please contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team at 01495 745805 option 3 or email [e-mail].

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Please check your email account regularly.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a full‑time Clinical Pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Team in our friendly Department. The post will be based at the Royal Gwent Hospital (RGH) with a requirement to work across other sites within the health board, including the Grange University Hospital (GUH), to meet the needs of the haematology service as part of ABUHB.

The post holder will need excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, alongside sound clinical knowledge and relevant experience within haematology and/or other relevant clinical specialities, such as oncology.

Key Responsibilities

• Specialist pharmacist cover to the Haematology Day Case Unit at RGH and remote specialist cover to Haematology inpatient beds based at GUH when required.
• Attend weekly multi‑disciplinary team meetings.
• Act as, or undertake training to act as, an independent prescriber for Clinical Haematology patients.
• Work alongside Consultants and Senior Nurses to deliver a high quality patient focused service to haematology patients throughout ABUHB.

Main Duties

As a Specialist Macmillan Haematology pharmacist you will work alongside the Haematology Directorate Pharmacist to review medicines management expenditure, identify cost savings opportunities, and conduct horizon scanning.

• Writing and reviewing clinical guidelines
• Mentoring/management of rotational pharmacists
• Teaching and training
• Investigating and disseminating learning from incidents

This role is an ideal opportunity to build on your clinical experience and develop your management and leadership skills. It also offers the chance to be involved in teaching Pharmacy Staff and the wider multidisciplinary team around your specialist knowledge. If you are an enthusiastic and self‑motivated pharmacist with a passion to develop Pharmacy Services within the haematology directorate, please get in touch. We welcome flexible working options.

Working for Our Organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi‑award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities, including paid mandatory training, excellent in‑house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work‑life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a wellbeing centre of excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world‑class healthcare service fit for the future.