Job summary
We are looking for an experienced pharmacist with the expertise and drive to deliver and strategically develop the Pharmacy Intestinal Failure (IF) and Parenteral Nutrition PN Service. As the lead pharmacist for the multidisciplinary PN Team you will deliver the pharmaceutical expertise to the Tertiary Specialist Intestinal Failure and Home PN service. You will lead the Pharmacy Nutrition team, providing managerial and clinical leadership. You will be responsible for the delivery of patient-orientated, non-medical prescribing and pharmacy services for IF and PN inpatients, home PN patients and outpatient clinics.
You will practice as an expert/consultant pharmacist and maintain connections and clinical engagement with wider multidisciplinary teams. Engaging with a network of specialist pharmacists across UK, you will champion learning, and capability development to prepare for future demands.
You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, decision-making and specialist transformational skills with evidence of recent service development.
Come and talk to us if you possess the ambition, knowledge, skills and wider attributes that will equip you to make this role your own. If necessary, we will help you credential as a consultant pharmacist within a mutually-agreed time-frame. We want to develop an experienced pharmacist to continue promotion of best practice in this specialist area of intestinal failure and parenteral nutrition management.
Main duties of the job
- Practice as an expert/consultant pharmacist in IF and Parenteral Nutrition PN.
- Lead the pharmacy service for IF and PN and act as an expert resource for this area of practice
- You will provide managerial and clinical leadership to the pharmacy team providing IF and PN services.
- Work with relevant stakeholders, including WHSSC, to develop and agree models of care that optimise the pharmaceutical care for IF and PN patients across the UHB and Tertiary services.
- Work closely with Pharmacy Aseptic Services to optimise the preparation service and provision of PN across the UHB and HPN service.
- Share best practice in IF and PN care across Wales through collaborative working,
- Continue to develop quality standards for patient-facing pharmacy services, supporting performance measures and strategies to benchmark clinical contributions.
- Lead education and development in Parenteral Nutrition for pharmacy in CAVUHB and input to the related local governance agenda.
- Identify and participate in the development of an All Wales strategy for Research and Development in clinical pharmacy for Parenteral Nutrition; contribute to and undertake a research programme based on the strategy.
- Formal performance review and objectives setting will occur annually with the Line manager and Consultant Gastroenterologist and lead for the HPN service
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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 focused 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm graduate in Pharmacy, Registered with GPHC, MRPharmS, Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification, Credentialed as RPS Consultant-ready, Independant prescriber status (or working towards)
Desirable
- Post graduate management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in IF and parenteral nutrition services with sufficient experience at expert / consultant level of practice within an NHS Trust or Health Board providing acute services, including responsibility for staff.
- Leadership experience
- Evidence of strategy development and change management in complex situations.
- Evidence of success in service development.
- Collaboration with Schools of Pharmacy and/or Medicine in teaching and/or research.
Desirable
- Experience of leading in tertiary specialist service provision.
- Experience in a senior role of Aseptic Services and regulatory compliance.
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional analytic and communication skills.
- Awareness of Welsh government strategies for the NHS.
- Awareness of the role of pharmacy services in the changing NHS
- Proven track record in research and development.
- Demonstrable evidence of published research or other written work.
Desirable
- Management/leadership training.
- Training in education/ professional development.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Evidence of leadership skills and ability to influence and negotiate with key stakeholders (internal service and external / regional level).
- Excellent oral & written communication skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain strategic alliances, Demonstrable experience of multidisciplinary team working.
- Evidence of continuing professional development and of acquiring new skills, Demonstrate commitment to the development of others
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm graduate in Pharmacy, Registered with GPHC, MRPharmS, Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification, Credentialed as RPS Consultant-ready, Independant prescriber status (or working towards)
Desirable
- Post graduate management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in IF and parenteral nutrition services with sufficient experience at expert / consultant level of practice within an NHS Trust or Health Board providing acute services, including responsibility for staff.
- Leadership experience
- Evidence of strategy development and change management in complex situations.
- Evidence of success in service development.
- Collaboration with Schools of Pharmacy and/or Medicine in teaching and/or research.
Desirable
- Experience of leading in tertiary specialist service provision.
- Experience in a senior role of Aseptic Services and regulatory compliance.
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional analytic and communication skills.
- Awareness of Welsh government strategies for the NHS.
- Awareness of the role of pharmacy services in the changing NHS
- Proven track record in research and development.
- Demonstrable evidence of published research or other written work.
Desirable
- Management/leadership training.
- Training in education/ professional development.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Evidence of leadership skills and ability to influence and negotiate with key stakeholders (internal service and external / regional level).
- Excellent oral & written communication skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain strategic alliances, Demonstrable experience of multidisciplinary team working.
- Evidence of continuing professional development and of acquiring new skills, Demonstrate commitment to the development of others
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
