Pharmacist

Job summary

The main duties of the posts are to care for individuals with complex health care needs in their own homes within the community.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 8a Complex and Long-Term Care Pharmacist to work as part of our Primary Care Pharmacy team. You will work with Care Homes, supporting the Complex and Long-Term Care across Division Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

The role includes:

• Managing and developing the Complex and Long-Term Pharmacy team working across the Health Board geographical area

• Improving patient safety through ensuring effective medicines management in care homes, independent hospitals and the Divisions Community Teams, working in partnership with all appropriate agencies and staff
• Close partnership working with Primary Care, the Divisions Community teams and the Providers to manage the excessive prescribing and ordering of medication.
• Lead on and work with colleagues to establish and develop good medicines management systems across the Divisions Community Teams home/independent sector, promote evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing and support ABUHB initiatives to promote and improve patient self-care
• Provide ongoing pharmaceutical expert advice to care homes /independent hospitals and Divisions Community Teams
• Actively working with general practice and community pharmacy to develop efficient repeat prescribing / dispensing systems to support the Divisions Community Teams, care home prescribing across the whole sector and reduce waste

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

About us

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 with 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. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.