Job overview

Would you like to be part of an innovative and motivated team whilst developing your career portfolio? Do you share our health board values and passion for improving the care of patients in Wales?

We have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic, passionate and committed pharmacist to support our pharmacy services across CTMUHB.

In this stimulating role you will work closely with, and be supported by, highly skilled and experienced pharmacy teams. The role will follow a rotational programme across the CTMUHB footprint to build your clinical knowledge and experience different specialities. The successful candidate will be based at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend to contribute to on call rota and weekend services.

Princess of Wales Hospital is located off the M4 in Bridgend, with easy access from both the West and the East corners of Wales.

Main duties of the job

This role provides an exciting opportunity to build on previous pharmacy experience to enhance your clinical knowledge and medicines management skills within secondary care.  Successful candidates will provide a clinical pharmacy service to wards which may include Medicine, Acute Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, COTE, ITU and Mental Health.  Duties will also include dispensary based work where we service a wide range of out-patient clinics.  This is an excellent opportunity to further develop and hone your clinical pharmacy skills in a dynamic working environment.  There is opportunity to contribute to the education and training of junior pharmacists and trainees. 

The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills and be able to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team across all three sites in the health board.

CTMUHB is an integrated organisation providing acute, community and mental health services.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.  

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

•            We listen, learn, and improve

•            We treat everyone with respect

•            We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.