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Pharmacist
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
001-PST054-1225
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital Llandough
Town
Penarth
Salary
£48,527 - £55,532 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/12/2025 23:59

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Clinical Pharmacist - Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Band 7

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

·         We are kind and caring

·         We are respectful

·         We have trust and integrity

·         We take personal responsibility

OUR REGION:

Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

 


 

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to join the Inflammatory Bowel Disease team at the University Hospital of Llandough.

The post holder will have the opportunity to provide clinical pharmacy services and medicines management to patients of the highly specialised Inflammatory Bowel Disease service.

The post holder will be supported in developing their advanced practice with support from the lead pharmacist for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the wider multi-disciplinary team.

 

Main duties of the job

This is a brand-new post with has been developed with the Inflammatory Bowel Disease service to ensure we can deliver safe and effective medicines to IBD patients within CAVUHB. There have been many advances in treatment options within IBD over recent years, which makes it an exciting opportunity for a clinical pharmacist to join and contribute to the IBD service to benefit our IBD patients at CAVUHB.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic pharmacist, with excellent communication skills who will work well within the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).

The role will have responsibility for providing an initiation and surveillance service for all patients on biologics and immunomodulators with supervision including homecare provisions. This would improve medicines optimisation, patient education, safety and compliance. In addition, the pharmacist would help to reduce costs through unnecessary prescribing and dose adjustments with senior support from the IBD team.

Working closely with the MDT, you will develop your role as a specialist pharmacist in IBD with supervision, training and support from the lead IBD pharmacist who provides specialist pharmacist input to the IBD MDT and runs pharmacist led biologic clinics.

Your professionalism, excellent inter-personal skills and enthusiasm will equip you to be a valued contributor to our service and to develop to be a key member of our wider IBD team.

 

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.   Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main 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.

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Member of the GPhC
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • Post-graduate clinical qualification or anticipated within 3 months
Desirable criteria
  • Independent prescriber qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post registration hospital pharmacy experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good written communication skills
  • Demonstrates understanding of essential skills needed for role (e.g. IT skills, knowledge of therapeutics)
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrates understanding of desirable skills needed (eg leadership, organisation)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jade Chan
Job title
Advanced Pharmacist IBD
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02921 825564
Additional information

or Laura Humphrey

[email protected]

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