Clinical Pharmacist with Directorate

Job summary

Join Our Dynamic Pharmacy Team as a Clinical Pharmacist!

Are you a motivated and innovative pharmacist ready to make a difference? We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our well-established pharmacy team at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr (YYF). This is your chance to play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional clinical services in areas such as Mental Health, Medical Wards, and AMU.

At our Health Board, we are committed to providing the highest quality of care and we believe this starts with having the best people. You'll be part of a forward-thinking, compassionate, and dynamic team dedicated to excellence in patient care.

We seek a confident pharmacist with:

• A broad range of clinical knowledge and the ambition to develop further.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A passion for teamwork and innovation.
• The ability to lead, mentor, and inspire others.

We offer:

• Comprehensive training and career development opportunities.
• Opportunity to obtain the Non-Medical Prescribing qualification.
• A supportive environment to enhance your clinical and leadership skills.

Join us in making a difference! If you're enthusiastic, driven, and ready to take on a leadership role within an excellent pharmacy team, we want to hear from you. Be part of our journey in delivering efficient, safe, and compassionate care to our patients.

Apply Now!Take the next step in your career and help shape the future of pharmacy practice. We look forward to welcoming you to our team.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for leading and delivering a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients, medical and nursing staff and other healthcare professionals in accordance with legal andprofessional standards.
• To provide a ward-based medicines management service and participate in MDT's in specialist clinical areas including Mental Health, Medical wards and AMU.
• To be responsible for leading and delivering the outpatient Clozapine service at YYF.
• To act as Directorate Pharmacist, provide expert specialist pharmaceutical advice and reports on medicines expenditure within a directorate, or equivalent work.
• To provide Professional/Clinical cover for the dispensary services.
• To deputise and support the Pharmacy Manager at YYF when required.
• To line manage junior pharmacists.
• To provide training and education to all pharmacy staff that meets the statutory, professional and regulatory requirements of the profession. This may include becoming a Placement Supervisor or Practice Assessor for the Funded Pharmacy Undergraduate Placement Programme, Designated Supervisor for the Foundation Pharmacists Programme, or a tutor for the Post Foundation Pharmacists programme.

You will be expected to participate in weekend, bank holiday, and out-of-hours emergency duty services.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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 speciality 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.