Job summary
The main duties of the posts are to care for individuals with complex health care needs in care homes and their own homes within the community.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Are you an enthusiastic pharmacist?
Seeking an exciting opportunity?
Would you like to:
- lead a small team?
- deliver excellent medicines management to care homes?
- develop your skills in Primary Care?
- improve patient safety?
It's all on offer here PLUS the opportunity to complete your IP qualification (if you haven't already got it).
As band 8a Care Home Pharmacist you will work as part of our Primary Care Pharmacy team to establish and develop good medicines management systems, promote evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing and support ABUHB initiatives to promote and improve patient selfcare.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Additional contact details:
Elizabeth Hallett
Locality Prescribing Advisor and Lead Pharmacist for ABUHB Prisons
Elizabeth.hallett@wales.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Additional contact details:
Elizabeth Hallett
Locality Prescribing Advisor and Lead Pharmacist for ABUHB Prisons
Elizabeth.hallett@wales.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMasters Degree in Pharmacy
- oOne year pre-registration competency based training
- oIndependent prescriber
- oRPS Membership
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- oPost qualification experience in hospital/community/GP practice pharmacy/independent sector
- oKnowledge of medicines management issues relating to the care homes sector
- oHighly specialised knowledge of legislation relating to independent sector
- oAudit / research experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMasters Degree in Pharmacy
- oOne year pre-registration competency based training
- oIndependent prescriber
- oRPS Membership
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- oPost qualification experience in hospital/community/GP practice pharmacy/independent sector
- oKnowledge of medicines management issues relating to the care homes sector
- oHighly specialised knowledge of legislation relating to independent sector
- oAudit / research experience
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).
