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Job overview

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT UNTIL 01/09/2025 DUE TO MATERNITY COVER.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT 
LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.   

We are looking to recruit a pharmacist to cover the Lead Medicines Information Pharmacist’s maternity leave. This represents an excellent opportunity to step into an advanced pharmacist role and gain experience working in networks to ensure that medicines are used safely and appropriately.

The Hywel Dda University Health Board Medicines Advice Service is a friendly, supportive team of pharmacists and technicians who answer medicines information enquiries from a range of healthcare professionals and patients. We take an active role in training a range of healthcare professionals and work collaboratively with the other Welsh Medicines Advice Services on a range of projects. The role also contains the Medicines Safety Officer for the Health Board.

You must hold a Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and will have completed a post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

As an Advanced pharmacist you will have an ability to develop effective working relationships both locally, Health Board wide and nationally (with the All Wales Medicines Advice Service Pharmacists) and prioritise your own work. You will need to be reliable, efficient, responsive and able to balance the requirements of the service. The successful post holder will also require excellent communication skills, be self-motivated, innovative and committed to providing high quality care to patients.

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

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 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 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;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

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