Specialist Renal Pharmacist

Job summary

As a post-registration foundation training (PRFT) pharmacist within the renal pharmacy team in Swansea you will be responsible for delivering a specialist clinical pharmacy service to nominated wards and renal outpatient areas in SBU and satellite units in Hywel Dda and Cwm Taf Health Boards.

Through the PRFT Programme you will be provided with a dedicated practice supervisor, a Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP) and protected learning time to achieve your goals; including an Independent Prescribing (IP) award should the IP module be undertaken in the second year of the programme.

As a clinical pharmacist you will provide specialist advice and care for people with kidney disease. Should you undertake the IP module in year 2, successfully complete the module and an annotation to the GPhC register has been made, you may be qualified to prescribe towards the end of this programme.

The South West Wales Renal Medicines Service (renal pharmacy) is a forward thinking and award winning service, recognised for delivering value-based and prudent healthcare. Our renal pharmacy team is delivering transformational change in renal units across Wales. We have an active research and service improvement programme.

We pride ourselves in the way we support our team members and enable them to develop. We will help you gain advanced clinical knowledge and strengthen your clinical decision making skills to enable you to work with greater autonomy and responsibility.

Main duties of the job

Deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service to nominated wards and renal outpatient areas in SBU and satellite units in Hywel Dda and Cwm Taf Health Boards.

Complete the Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) / Cardiff University post-registration foundation training programme.

Undertake a review of inpatient medication charts and dialysis Electronic Prescribing andMedicines Administration (EPMA) charts.

Counsel patients on the safe and effective use of medicines to ensure maximum benefit.

Supervise work carried out by other pharmacy staff when required, ensuring compliance with agreed pharmaceutical standards.

Ensure storage of medicines on Wards, Dialysis Units and in the Pharmacy Department complies with national legislation and local policies.

Liaise with the renal pharmacists and technicians, communicating any pharmaceutical problems encountered.

Attend and participate in departmental educational and business meetings.

Complete competency based learning objectives.

Identify and lead drug related audit projects.

Provide advice to senior renal pharmacists for service development.

Ensure adherence to national and local protocols and guidelines.

Monitor drug use and expenditure and provide reports to senior renal pharmacists.

Maintain accurate and up to date medication records in the central renal database.

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

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.