Post-Registration Foundation Pharmacist - Primary and Community Care

Job summary

ABUHB are offering an exciting opportunity for passionate, motivated, forward-thinking pharmacists to advance their clinical experience and training and provide high quality care to our patients.

These posts provide the opportunity to rotate through primary care and community pharmacy whilst undertaking the HEIW Post-Registration Foundation programme with Cardiff University.

Within each rotation you will have the ability to learn from and be supported by an in-house specialist pharmacist mentor. There is also excellent peer support available through the wider primary care and community pharmacy networks. Training is supported by an in-house programme in addition to the RPS foundation framework for pharmacists which provides an ideal platform for professional and personal development and is recognised at national level.

Our posts allow pharmacists to develop a substantive portfolio of primary care and community pharmacy experience setting you up perfectly for ongoing career opportunities.

If you thrive on a fresh challenge, benefit from collaborative working with other healthcare professionals and want to make a difference to patients' health in a supportive development environment this post would most definitely suit you.

We welcome applications from foundation trainee pharmacists registering with the General Pharmaceutical Council in August 2024 and from pharmacists who have gained registration in any sector of practice within the last 2 years.

Main duties of the job

To provide medicines management support within Primary care and Community Pharmacy settings including GP practicesand to undertake a Post-Registration Foundation Programme including independent prescribing with a Higher EducationInstitute.

To a work as a core member of the team within the allocated setting, working effectively with other health and socialcare professionals delivering services to patients.

To improve the quality and effectiveness of medicines management across a range of settings.

To provide patient focussed, prudent healthcare.

To promote medicines safety.

To participate in a rotational programme (Rotations may include GP practice, Community Pharmacy, Nursing homesand Complex Care, Community Resource Team, Medicines Management team).

To supervise pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants and less experienced pharmacists, foundation traineepharmacists and students.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months to meet the needs of the service.

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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.