Pharmacist - Foundation Training Post

Job summary

We serve a population of approximately 500,000 residents, providing over 100 specialist services. The Health Board structure aligns community, primary, secondary and tertiary care resulting in a truly integrated approach to healthcare provision.

This opportunity to join the pharmacy team at Cardiff & Vale UHB presents an exciting chance to undertake the new HEIW / Cardiff University post-registration foundation pharmacist training programme which offers a structured pathway to deliver more complex patient care.

This programme also includes the opportunity to gain your independent prescribing qualification and includes structured support to help you develop within the hospital environment and progress your career with us. This is an ideal post for a pharmacist who recently qualified, is qualifying this summer or is looking to move into the hospital sector.

The pharmacy team provides a 7 day service. The role will include ward and dispensary support over weekends and on-call duties.

We have an excellent history of developing pharmacists to advance to more senior roles both within Cardiff & Vale and further afield. We recognise that our profession's future leadership will come from pharmacists like you, with drive and ability. Join our highly motivated team and share in our values, caring for people, keeping them well.

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

Main duties of the job

As a post-registration foundation pharmacist you will get the chance to work in a variety of clinical areas, using your skills within the ward based multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimal and safe medicines are prescribed for your patients. The training programme and post will provide an opportunity to build confidence and competence in practice, with the support from experienced practitioners.

Cardiff & Vale UHB are supporting this new post-registration foundation pharmacist training programme within NHS Wales to develop the capabilities to meet the current and future NHS needs and deliver improved care for our residents. The programme will provide an opportunity to develop communities of practice with fellow peers to support each other in everyday practice alongside attainment of an Independent prescribing qualification.

The programme will include completion of an online ePortfolio of evidence to demonstrate achievement of the RPS post-registration foundation pharmacist curriculum learning outcomes and successful completion will support progression to the RPS advanced practice pathway. You will have dedicated protected time in practice to develop evidence and undertake programme activities, and on successful completion of the programme you will have postgraduate credit-bearing modules awarded by Cardiff University and RPS credential for post-registration foundation generalist level.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.