Clinical Pharmacist with Directorate

6 days ago


Abergavenny, United Kingdom Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Full time

Job summary

The Royal College of Psychiatrists recognise pharmacists as essential to perinatal mental health. We are delighted to be able to recruit an enthusiastic pharmacist to join our perinatal team.

This role is ideal to build clinical experience, management, and leadership skills. Activities include providing specialist advice to patients, members of the perinatal team and other professionals , GPs. You would participate in training, education, specialist medicines information and guideline development. There are opportunities for audit and quality improvement. Prescribing is expected in this role.

This job is split between perinatal MH and MH inpatient wards. It will suit someone wanting to join a welcoming team with a desire to further improve their clinical skills. The successful candidate is expected to influence prescribing, support safe and effective use of medicines, and continue to integrate pharmacy into the wider MDT.

The base will be Nevill Hall, but most time will be spent on various sites across the health board area. Exact working locations will be determined on appointment.

Applicants must demonstrate a broad-based clinical knowledge, ideally experience of MH pharmacy, and excellent communication skills. The ability to work within a MDT, being enthusiastic and innovative are essential. We will provide the necessary support and access to training opportunities to ensure your development.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for leading and delivering a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients under the perinatal MH service and wider mental health service, medical and nursing staff and other healthcare professionals in accordance with legal and professional requirements and standards. To provide ward-based medicines management service to specialist clinical area To act as a Directorate Pharmacist, providing expert specialist pharmaceutical advice and reports on medicines expenditure within a specified directorate. To provide occasional Professional/Clinical cover for the dispensary services. To provide training and education that meets the statutory, professional and regulatory requirements of foundation pharmacists, post-foundation pharmacists, other pharmacists, and technicians.

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

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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

Experience

Essential

Experience of post registration in Hospital Pharmacy Environment Recent experience of providing ward/clinical pharmacy services in a hospital or primary care setting

Desirable

Experience of providing ward/clinical pharmacy service in a hospital setting Experience of providing a clinical pharmacy service to mental health settings Experience of workplace tutoring/mentoring

Values

Essential

Flexible and adaptable to changing demands and situations Conscientious, responsible and reliable Good verbal and written communication skills Highly motivated, Enthusiatic and Innovative

Qualifications and/or knowledge

Essential

Masters Degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent) One year pre-registration competency based training Postgraduate clinical specialist knowledge acquired through diploma level training Diploma in clinical pharmacy/ MSC or equivalent experience Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC) or eligible for membership.

Desirable

Accredited tutor for Clinical Pharmacy Diploma Independent prescriber Working towards RPS faculty membership Post-graduate qualification or training in mental health therapeutics
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