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Job overview

This a 12 month fixed term position.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join the "Your Medicines @ Home" medicines optimisation team.  The post holder will provide leadership for a dedicated team of pharmacy technicians and staff that directly support patients to use their medicines safely and remain independent at home. 

The post holder will also work in a team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians providing expert medicines advice to the primary care Community Health and Wellbeing multi-disciplinary teams.   

Collaborating with health & social care colleagues across primary and secondary care, the post holder will deliver patient focused care through innovation and commitment.

Main duties of the job

You will possess excellent communication and organisational skills, be self-motivated and able to innovate through new ways of working.  The ability to work effectively as part of a team and provide ongoing leadership to colleagues are also essential for this role. 

The main duties of the role will include:

• Undertaking assessments of patients referred into the Your Medicines @ Home service and Community Health and Wellbeing teams, identifying medicines related issues and implementing appropriate actions to support independence and effective care.
• Provide guidance and support on complex medicines management issues to health & social care staff involved in the care of patients.
• Provide leadership and support to the Your Medicines @ Home team, managing demands through effective team working and service innovation.

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

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is ideally situated within a beautiful part of Wales, between Wales’ capital city Cardiff to the south, the South Wales coast including Porthcawl and Swansea Bay to the West and the stunning scenery of the Brecon Beacons National Park to the North. We operate within a vibrant community, rich with history and heritage, and our Health Board is at the heart of this community.

The health board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.