Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

An exciting career opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic pharmacist to join the Nevill Hall Hospital Pharmacy team. If you are a pharmacist with a passion for pharmacy, we would love for you to join the team. Applications are welcomed from those who expect to complete their post foundation registration course in the near future. In this role, you will build on previous experience, developing greater autonomy and responsibility whilst working within a multi-disciplinary team. Development opportunities will be in line with skills required to meet the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Advanced Practice Framework and may include non-medical prescribing skills, quality improvement, research, and education and training skills, such as pre-registration tutoring. The ideal candidate must be capable of making decisions under pressure and possess strong self-motivation. Key attributes include excellent communication skills, team management experience, and the ability to inspire and motivate staff. While the ability to speak Welsh is desirable, both Welsh and English speakers are welcome to apply. If you are an exceptional individual looking to advance your career in pharmacy, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and be part of our journey towards excellence at Nevill Hall Hospital!

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver specialist clinical pharmacy services to patients, medical, and nursing staff in accordance with legal and professional standards.
• Provide ward-based medicines management services to specialist clinical areas.
• Supervise and support junior pharmacists, pre-registration pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy assistants.
• Review and assess patient prescriptions for legality, accuracy, safety, and appropriateness.
• Compile patient drug histories and assess clinical conditions to identify and solve medicines-related problems.
• Advise patients on the safe use of medicines and promote evidence-based prescribing.
• Provide medication discharge services, ensuring timely and efficient processes.
• Participate in dispensary rotas, including late nights, bank holidays, and weekends.
• Undertake continuing professional development and participate in the pharmacy emergency duty service.

What We Offer:

• A supportive environment for professional growth.
• Opportunities to contribute to our ambitious agenda.
• A dedicated Pharmacy Team committed to excellence.

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.