Clinical Trials Pharmacist

Job summary

Come and join the team at Wales' largest teaching hospital!

Experience the full variety of clinical trials services, with expert level training to aid your professional development.

If you already have, or expect to gain your post-graduate pharmacy diploma or equivalent post-graduate qualification in 2025, join us to embark on a new challenge, with the opportunity to influence the future direction of pharmacy services.

Due to increased demand we have an opportunity for an ambitious pharmacist to join the Clinical Trials Pharmacy team at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

We are committed to providing the best learning and supportive personal development experience for post foundation level pharmacists, providing clinical support and mentorship in clinical trials practice and believe this is an ideal stepping stone towards specialist practice.

We recognise that our profession's future leadership will come from pharmacists like you, with drive and ability. Join our highly motivated team and share in our values, caring for people, keeping them well.

Main duties of the job

As a clinical pharmacist working within R&D across Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, you will have an integral role in providing high-quality specialist pharmacy services to inpatients and outpatients across South East Wales. You will contribute to the training and development of less experienced team members, as well as medical and nursing colleagues.

Our posts will enable you to deepen your knowledge and expertise, and broaden clinical and non-clinical skills under the direction of experienced lead practitioners in a variety of clinical areas including paediatric oncology, nephrology and transplant, haematology, amongst others.

Your professionalism, excellent inter-personal skills and enthusiasm, will equip you to be a valued contributor to our service and to develop to be a key member of our clinical pharmacy team. You will be supported to develop your independent prescribing role.

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

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.