Job summary
- Main area
- Secondary Care
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 040-PST030-0424
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Nevill Hall Hospital
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Salary
- £51,706 - £58,210 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Pharmacist with Directorate Older Adult Mental Health
Band 8a
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to continue the progression of ABUHB mental health pharmacy services. This role will enable you to build clinical experience, management and leadership skills.
Our MH pharmacists play an integral role as members of the multi-disciplinary team by ensuring medicines are prescribed and used in a way that is evidence based, safe and cost effective to the benefit of our patients. This post will suit a pharmacist wishing to join a welcoming working environment with a desire to further improve on their current clinical knowledge and skills. The successful candidate will be expected to influence prescribing, support safe and effective use of medicines, and continue to integrate pharmacy into the wider multidisciplinary team.
Your pharmacy base will be Nevill Hall Hospital, but much of your time will be spent on various mental health wards across the health board area. Exact working locations will be determined with the other MH pharmacists to balance best use of time.
Applicants must demonstrate a broad-based clinical knowledge, experience of mental health pharmacy, and have evidence of excellent communication skills. The ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and being enthusiastic and innovative are an essential part of this role. We will provide the necessary support and access to training opportunities to ensure your development within your role.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for leading and delivering a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients, medical and nursing staff and other healthcare professionals in accordance with legal and professional requirements and standards.
- To provide ward-based medicines management service to specialist clinical area
- To act as Older Adult Mental Health Directorate Pharmacist, provide expert specialist pharmaceutical advice and reports on medicines expenditure within the Directorate.
- To provide Professional/Clinical cover for the dispensary services.
- To deputise and support the Lead Pharmacists within the Pharmacy Department NHH when required.
- To provide training and education that meets the statutory, professional and regulatory requirements of foundation pharmacists, post-foundation pharmacists, other pharmacists, and technicians.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit 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.
Person specification
Qualifications and/or knowledge
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent)
- One year pre-registration competency based training
- Postgraduate clinical specialist knowledge acquired through diploma level training i.e. Diploma in clinical pharmacy/ MSC or equivalent experience
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC) or eligible for membership.
Desirable criteria
- Accredited tutor for Clinical Pharmacy Diploma
- Independent prescriber
- Working towards RPS faculty membership
- Post-graduate qualification or training in mental health therapeutics
Values
Essential criteria
- Flexible and adaptable to changing demands and situations
- Conscientious, responsible and reliable
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Highly motivated, Enthusiatic and Innovative
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of post registration in Hospital Pharmacy Environment
- Recent experience of providing ward/clinical pharmacy services in a hospital setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing ward/clinical pharmacy service in a hospital setting
- Experience of providing a clinical pharmacy service to mental health settings
- Experience of workplace tutoring/mentoring
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 not necessary
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanna Peacock
- Job title
- Divisional Pharmacist MHLD
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01873 733198
- Additional information
Pharmacy office phone number: 01873 732271
We welcome flexible working solutions and would encourage an informal visit.
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