Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Pharmacist to join the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Pharmacy team. The post holder will be based at the Princess of Wales Hospital (POWH) in Bridgend.
Princess of Wales Hospital is located off the M4 in Bridgend, with easy access from both the West and the East corners of Wales.
Main duties of the job
This role provides an exciting opportunity to build on previous pharmacy experience to enhance your clinical knowledge and medicines management skills within secondary care. Successful candidates will provide a clinical pharmacy service to wards which may include Medicine, Acute Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, COTE, ITU and Mental Health. Duties will also include dispensary based work where we service a wide range of out-patient clinics. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop and hone your clinical pharmacy skills in a dynamic working environment. There is opportunity to contribute to the education and training of junior pharmacists and trainees.
The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills and be able to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
CTMUHB is an integrated organisation providing acute, community and mental health services.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speaking applicants are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oVocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy. oRegistered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. oPostgraduate Diploma in Clinical or Hospital Pharmacy, or equivalent clinical experience. oGood knowledge of medicines management. oEvidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- oMSc in Clinical Pharmacy. oOther clinical qualification (certificate/diploma). oEvidence of building your portfolio for RPS Faculty. oIndependent prescriber. oMember of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant post registration pharmacy experience. oExperience of working effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- oHospital pharmacy experience. oBroad experience of clinical pharmacy. oExperience in primary care pharmacy.
Skills
Essential
- oEffective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. oEffective organisational and prioritising skills. oAbility to present information to individuals and groups. oSkilled negotiator and facilitator. oAbility to manage conflict and deal with difficult situations. oAble to evaluate information and make decisions involving highly complex facts. oComputer keyboard skills and software packages, including report writing skills. oMentoring and Appraisal skills.
Desirable
- oThe ability to speak or learn Welsh to a satisfactory level. oFinancial modelling and forecasting skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oVocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy. oRegistered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. oPostgraduate Diploma in Clinical or Hospital Pharmacy, or equivalent clinical experience. oGood knowledge of medicines management. oEvidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- oMSc in Clinical Pharmacy. oOther clinical qualification (certificate/diploma). oEvidence of building your portfolio for RPS Faculty. oIndependent prescriber. oMember of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant post registration pharmacy experience. oExperience of working effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- oHospital pharmacy experience. oBroad experience of clinical pharmacy. oExperience in primary care pharmacy.
Skills
Essential
- oEffective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. oEffective organisational and prioritising skills. oAbility to present information to individuals and groups. oSkilled negotiator and facilitator. oAbility to manage conflict and deal with difficult situations. oAble to evaluate information and make decisions involving highly complex facts. oComputer keyboard skills and software packages, including report writing skills. oMentoring and Appraisal skills.
Desirable
- oThe ability to speak or learn Welsh to a satisfactory level. oFinancial modelling and forecasting skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
