Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

The provision of clinical pharmacy services to Prisoner population , providing specialist advice and expertise to clinicians and nursing staff, to ensure the safe, effective and economic use of medicines To act as mentor to and participate in the training of diploma, pre-registration and other pharmacists within these areas. To be involved in the audit, monitoring and development of Medicines Management at Prison Healthcare. To contribute to the ongoing operational provision of the pharmacy service, in line with departmental rotas to meet the needs of the service, including preparative services, medicines information and dispensing. Provide clinical pharmacy support to the dispensary. To communicate and work with locality teams and prison Health teams to deliver an integrated service across the health community.

Main duties of the job

Provide and be accountable for specialist pharmaceutical care to medical patients, demonstrating specialist knowledge in therapeutics and medicines usage. Act as a clinical role model for junior pharmacists and demonstrate the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in your selected groups of patients. Provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to prisoner population HMP Swansea in line with clinical pharmacy standards and objectives. Provide pharmaceutical care to patients, assessing their pharmaceutical needs and planning to meet them. Pharmacists who are registered as prescribers will, with the agreement of the speciality and the lead pharmacist/pharmacy manager, prescribe within their level of competence, to support patient care. Assess the individual pharmaceutical care needs of patients, prioritise these needs and develop a plan for the pharmaceutical care of patients within hospital and on discharge. Critically evaluate and interpret available evidence and guidelines, in order to formulate appropriate individual patient pharmaceutical care plans.

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.