Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Advanced Pharmacist - Medicines Optimisation

The closing date is 10 September 2025

Job summary

The post holder will work with the Lead Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist within the Medical team as the Advanced Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist to provide professional, timely, expert, evidence-based, safe and cost effective pharmaceutical advice to NWJCC. They will also provide high quality information and support to stakeholders to deliver improved patient care strongly linked to NWJCC commissioning policies.

They will develop a portfolio of work streams, projects, services, and initiatives in order to deliver NWJCC's Medicines Optimisation Strategic objectives and priorities.

Through collaboration and partnership with the service providers, the post holder will work to ensure that Medicines Management across NWJCC commissioned services provides best value for money and optimise use of public funding. A key goal for the Medical Team at NWJCC is to ensure that the pharmaceutical needs of the Welsh population are met whilst maintaining prudent healthcare.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for delivering safe, high quality, person-centred medicines optimisation work programs and activities across all services commissioned by NWJCC. The post holder will be a key member of the NWJCC team whose overarching goal is to enable, promote and support the effective delivery of the medicines optimisation agenda.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't '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. For more information, see 'Welsh Language Guidance' in the documents right at the bottom.

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.

Details

Date posted

27 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£56,514 to £63,623 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

110-PST065-0825

Job locations

Unit G1 Treforest Industrial Estate

Pontypridd

Cardiff

CF37 5YL


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

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Professional qualification
  • MDT working

Desirable

  • Interpersonal skills
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Experience of commissioning
  • Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of leading and supervising service improvement/audit
  • Experience of working in secondary care

Desirable

  • Negotiation skills
Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Professional qualification
  • MDT working

Desirable

  • Interpersonal skills
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Experience of commissioning
  • Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of leading and supervising service improvement/audit
  • Experience of working in secondary care

Desirable

  • Negotiation 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Unit G1 Treforest Industrial Estate

Pontypridd

Cardiff

CF37 5YL


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Unit G1 Treforest Industrial Estate

Pontypridd

Cardiff

CF37 5YL


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist

Angharad Lawson

angharad.lawson@wales.nhs.uk

07875160464

Details

Date posted

27 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£56,514 to £63,623 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

110-PST065-0825

Job locations

Unit G1 Treforest Industrial Estate

Pontypridd

Cardiff

CF37 5YL


Supporting documents

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