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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Job share
Weekend working, bank holiday working and emergency duty commitment
Job ref
100-PST011-0425-C
Employer
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Withybush General Hospital
Town
Haverfordwest
Salary
£56,514 - £63,623 per annum (pro rata if part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/09/2025 23:59
Interview date
01/10/2025

Employer heading

Hywel Dda University Health Board logo

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Urgent & Emergency Care

Band 8a

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [email protected]

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Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.


 

Job overview

Are you a dynamic and motivated pharmacist looking to make a real impact in urgent and emergency care? Join our innovative team at Withybush General Hospital working as part of the front of house admissions team (ED) and play a pivotal role in the newly established Porth Preseli Clinical Streaming Hub and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC).

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of clinical pharmacy within a fast-paced, patient-focused environment. You will be embedded in the multidisciplinary team, supporting safe and effective medicines use from the point of entry into hospital care through to supporting the transition of patient care back into the community.

You will be part of the exciting rollout of electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) within the specialist area, supporting colleagues across the MDT, as we embed digital systems within our practice. You will utilise innovative digital tools to prioritise and share patient care across the interface.

 

Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Providing expert clinical pharmacy input to patients in admissions(ED) and those in the clinical streaming hub and SDEC.
  • Utilising your independent prescribing qualification to support medicines reconciliation, optimisation, and discharge planning.
  • Providing wider clinical pharmacy service within the hospital.
  • Collaborating closely with medical, nursing, and allied health professionals to ensure seamless patient care.
  • Contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
  • Supporting the development of current and future pharmacy professionals, as well as other healthcare professionals, through clinical mentorship.

Working for our organisation

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, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire,  Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).

Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The innovative and friendly pharmacy team is well established within the health board. We are both ambitious and motivated, focusing our work around the best interests of our patients and continuously striving to improve the services we offer.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents. The job description is for a  generic Band 8a Pharmacist in Hywel Dda University Health Board. 

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 01/10/2025.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Masters degree in Pharmacy
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Postgraduate MSc or Diploma in area of practice or equivalent experience or qualifications
Desirable criteria
  • Accredited supervisor for foundation or post foundation Pharmacists
  • Independent prescriber
  • Aseptic Preparation and Dispensing of Medicines (Leeds University) or equivalent if role includes aseptics
  • Registered as QC if role includes aseptics
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Specialist knowledge of medicines management systems and process in an integrated NHS
  • Knowledge and experience of healthcare
  • Specialist knowledge of own field of practice gained through diploma level training and experience
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate specialist knowledge in more than one field
  • Practice Research Experience
  • Training and education of pharmacy staff and other HCPs
  • Experience of managing change
  • Experience of service improvement

Language requirements

Desirable criteria
  • Welsh speaker - level 1

Other

Essential criteria
  • Flexible approach to needs of the service to undertake on call work, weekend and evening opening.
  • Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyCymraegMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthCarer Confident (With Welsh translation)Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCore principlesStonewall 2023 Bronze

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
Dave Morgan
Job title
Pharmacy Site Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01437773518
Additional information

We encourage all applicants to contact Dave Morgan or Kelly Rowe for an informal chat or to arrange a visit.

01437 773527

[email protected]

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