Clinical Pharmacist

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated pharmacist to join the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) pharmacy team at Morriston Hospital.

You will provide advanced clinical pharmacy services to one of the busiest and most complex ICU in Wales, working alongside consultants, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to optimise medicines use and improve outcomes for critically ill patients.

The role offers the opportunity to develop expertise across a wide range of specialist areas including critical care pharmacotherapy, antimicrobial stewardship, medicines optimisation, therapeutic drug monitoring and independent prescribing.

You will become an integral member of the ICU multidisciplinary team, supporting patients through expert clinical review, evidence-based prescribing advice and safe medicines management from admission through to discharge.

As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will contribute to service development, governance and quality improvement whilst supporting the education and development of junior pharmacy staff.

This post is ideal for pharmacists looking to further develop advanced clinical practice within a supportive and innovative specialist environment.

Main duties of the job

·Work collaboratively with pharmacy colleagues, consultants, nursing staff and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality pharmaceutical care to critically ill patients.

·Participate in daily consultant-led ward rounds, providing specialist medicines optimisation, prescribing support and clinical review.

·Deliver a predominantly ward-based clinical pharmacy service, supporting patients from admission through to discharge through medicines reconciliation, therapeutic monitoring and discharge planning.

·Provide proactive, evidence-based medicines advice to prescribers, supporting safe, effective and cost-efficient prescribing practice.

·Deliver and support a range of medicines management services, ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines across ICU.

·Identify opportunities to improve pharmaceutical services and contribute to the development and implementation of service improvements, governance initiatives and audit activity.

·Provide clinical leadership and mentorship to rotational pharmacists, foundation trainees and pharmacy students through supervision, teaching and training.

·Participate in the pharmacy dispensary and weekend rota, contributing to the wider pharmacy service as required.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Master’s Degree MPharm.
• Post Graduate MSc/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Current and continued registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

Desirable criteria

• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).
• Independent Prescriber Status.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant post-registration experience in hospital clinical pharmacy.
• Experience of working in a range of clinical specialities.
• Professionally accountable for own actions.

Desirable criteria

• Accredited tutor for Cardiff University MSc in Clinical Pharmacy.
• Experience of working with electronic discharge systems.
• Experience of working with Patient’s Own Medication systems.

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Advanced pharmaceutical care knowledge and skills.
• Evidence of working with consultants and the multidisciplinary team at ward and pharmacy level.
• Able to use the relevant IT systems within the NHS, and to learn and use new systems as they become available.
• Able to work autonomously, and work effectively as part of a team.

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable