Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to develop and lead a Medicines Management service to the Emergency Department and Acute medical wards?
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, dynamic and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our team at the Princess of Wales Hospital.
If you appreciate diversity, thrive on new challenges, benefit from collaborative working with other healthcare professionals and want to make a difference to the patient's journey, this is the role for you.
Main duties of the job
You will be instrumental in preventing delays in patients receiving essential treatment and will contribute to improving patient experience and flow, expediting the safe discharge of patients from hospital, consequently increasing capacity in the acute care pathway. You will work across the emergency department and acute medical wards, managing a Pharmacy team to prioritise the delivery of patient care.
Your role will involve identifying and acting on medication related admissions and ensuring medicines reconciliation and optimisation is performed as close to admission as possible.
The Directorate is forward thinking and innovative, having an integrated approach to Primary and Secondary Care management of medicines. Pharmacy led clinics are well established and Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians are valued members of clinical multidisciplinary teams in both settings.
The hospital site has automated pharmacy systems, comprehensive medicines management services and a fully implemented electronic discharge system. This is an exciting time with the on-going implementation of hospital electronic prescribing and medicines administration across the Health Board.
We are fully committed to personal development, encouraging all staff to undertake relevant education and training to meet their needs. It is our goal for all Pharmacists in patient-facing roles to practice non-medical prescribing.
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 well-being 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.
The Princess of Wales Hospital is ideally situated just off the M4, 20 miles outside Cardiff. The South Wales coast, including Porthcawl and Swansea Bay, lies to the West and the stunning scenery of the Brecon Beacons National Park to the North - all within a short commute.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be the Clinical Lead Pharmacist for the Emergency Department, providing highly specialised pharmaceutical advice and regular reports on clinical and financial drug issues, and be responsible for providing a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service to patients in Medicine and Emergency Department Clinical Service Group.
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.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be the Clinical Lead Pharmacist for the Emergency Department, providing highly specialised pharmaceutical advice and regular reports on clinical and financial drug issues, and be responsible for providing a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service to patients in Medicine and Emergency Department Clinical Service Group.
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.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or knowledge
Essential
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Postgraduate Qualification in Clinical or Hospital Pharmacy, or equivalent clinical experience.
- Good knowledge of medicines management issues between primary and secondary care.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Non Medical Prescriber or willing to undertake training.
Desirable
- Postgraduate Diploma in Therapeutics
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
- Member of the RPS Faculty or working towards Faculty membership
- Understanding of quality improvement and IQT methodology.
- Accredited practice supervisor for the post-registration Foundation Pharmacist qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Hospital/managed sector pharmacy experience including extensive experience in clinical pharmacy.
- Experience of monitoring financial expenditure.
- Experience of planning audit, quality improvement or research.
- Experience of working effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to train/supervise other members of staff.
Desirable
- Experience of implementing change.
Aptitude, Abilities & Skills
Essential
- Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to present information to individuals and groups.
- Skilled negotiator and facilitator.
- Ability to manage conflict and deal with difficult situations.
- Effective organisational and prioritising skills.
- Able to evaluate information and make decisions involving highly complex facts.
- Mentoring and Appraisal skills.
Desirable
- Financial modelling and forecasting skills.
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Independent working
- Working as part of a team
- Enthusiastic, motivated & positive attitude to development
- Professional response to emotional/confrontational situations
- Conscientious and responsible for own actions
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or knowledge
Essential
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Postgraduate Qualification in Clinical or Hospital Pharmacy, or equivalent clinical experience.
- Good knowledge of medicines management issues between primary and secondary care.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Non Medical Prescriber or willing to undertake training.
Desirable
- Postgraduate Diploma in Therapeutics
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
- Member of the RPS Faculty or working towards Faculty membership
- Understanding of quality improvement and IQT methodology.
- Accredited practice supervisor for the post-registration Foundation Pharmacist qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Hospital/managed sector pharmacy experience including extensive experience in clinical pharmacy.
- Experience of monitoring financial expenditure.
- Experience of planning audit, quality improvement or research.
- Experience of working effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to train/supervise other members of staff.
Desirable
- Experience of implementing change.
Aptitude, Abilities & Skills
Essential
- Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to present information to individuals and groups.
- Skilled negotiator and facilitator.
- Ability to manage conflict and deal with difficult situations.
- Effective organisational and prioritising skills.
- Able to evaluate information and make decisions involving highly complex facts.
- Mentoring and Appraisal skills.
Desirable
- Financial modelling and forecasting skills.
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Independent working
- Working as part of a team
- Enthusiastic, motivated & positive attitude to development
- Professional response to emotional/confrontational situations
- Conscientious and responsible for own actions
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).
