Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 2 YEARS UNTIL 30/7/2027.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.

Are you newly qualified or looking for a career change? Does the prospect of developing and learning in a variety of clinical specialties appeal to you?

We are looking for a motivated individual who is passionate about improving care and shares our health board values to join our team.

Withybush General Hospital is a busy district general hospital providing a range of medical and surgical specialties with a busy Emergency and Admission Unit.

You will be joining a team of experienced pharmacists and technicians and will be supported within a nurturing working environment to develop your career and undertake the prescribing qualification. You will be part of the planned digital transformation of medicines management systems and will be actively encouraged to engage with these processes.

You will be expected to undertake the role of responsible pharmacist and will be expected to undertake Emergency Duty Commitment (on-call), work weekends and Bank holidays as part of a rota.

Main duties of the job

You will undertake a rotational clinical pharmacist role working closely with pharmacy colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team.

You will have the opportunity to develop your practice in a wide range of clinical areas in a small and friendly acute general hospital.

You will be supported in ongoing studies through the clinical diploma and subsequent prescribing qualifications.

You will be expected to undertake the role of responsible pharmacist when working in outpatient areas.

The post includes formal development opportunities from either the structured HEIW Post-registration Foundation Training Programme or a distance learning clinical diploma. Both these qualifications provide the foundation for excellent career development and a platform for professional and personal development. To meet the criteria for the HEIW post-Foundation training programme, you must be qualifying in July 2025 or have registered with the GPhC after July 2024.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.

We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 08/05/2025.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Masters degree in pharmacy (4 years or equivalent)
• Member of General Pharmaceutical Council (registered pharmacist or pre-registration pharmacy trainee during applications, must be registered pharmacist at time of start date)
• English language qualification - GCSE grade C or above or IELTS score of 6.5 in writing and 6.0 in all other components.
• Professional knowledge of medicines management systems and processes in an integrated NHS.

Experience

• Knowledge and experience of healthcare in a pharmacy
• Demonstrate achievement in more than one area of medicines management
• Hospital experience
• Technical Services
• Experience of teaching & supervision of pre-registration pharmacists, technicians and assistants
• Primary care experience

Welsh Language

• Welsh Speaker (level 1)

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.