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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekends /bank holiday working on a rota basis)
Job ref
050-PST010-0125
Employer
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Town
Wrexham
Salary
£54,550 - £61,412 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/02/2025 23:59

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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board logo

Advanced Pharmacist - Renal

Band 8a

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable. 

 

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated, and dynamic clinical pharmacist looking to work within a well-respected Clinical Team in a role that offers opportunities to develop prescribing clinics within chronic kidney disease and kidney transplant follow up?

Based in our dialysis units, this role is ideal for a pharmacist looking to maximise existing renal clinical knowledge and prescribing skills, whilst also expanding clinical leadership experience. You will be supported by the North Wales Renal Teams and Clinical Network to contribute to audit and clinical governance developing guidelines and clinical pathways.  There will be ample opportunity to expand the clinical aspect of the role and this is actively encouraged by the consultant nephrology team and specialist nurses.

As a team, we have a strong commitment to advancing pharmacy clinical practice and embedding effective medicines optimisation systems into patient care across the whole system.  We are therefore looking for individuals with good organisational and communication skills who are keen to be involved in the further development of clinical services and can carefully challenge the status quo.

The successful candidate will play an influential role in the patients care pathway whilst building upon proven clinical skills through team leadership, multidisciplinary and collaborative working, both within primary and secondary care.  

Main duties of the job

  • Lead a safe and effective specialist clinical pharmacy service to allocated area
  • Undertake professional and clinical pharmacist’s duties
  • Provides expert pharmaceutical advice and support within both primary and secondary care services as required.
  • Develop, encourage and promote evidence-based, cost effective use of medicines.
  • To be involved in the training of diploma, pre-registration and other pharmacists in area of speciality.
  • Assist in providing clinical training and supervision of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.
  • To be involved in the development and delivery of practice research, service and quality improvement
  •  Develop policies, protocols and guidelines within allocated area.
  •  Work in partnership with service users, other health and social care colleagues, to achieve the optimum health outcome for service users. work within the scope of practice 

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

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find full job description and person specification within supporting documents or please click "Apply Now" to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • MPharm degree or equivalent.
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical council.
  • Post Graduate MSc/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience and/or qualifications.
Desirable criteria
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society & registration with the Faculty.
  • Accredited or eligible to be accredited as a Higher Education Institute Clinical Pharmacy diploma/MSc tutor
  • Training qualification Leadership and/or management qualification
  • Non-medical prescribing qualification (or working towards)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to demonstrate suitable level of experience working in the managed sector and/or community pharmacy
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in relevant clinical area
  • Leadership and management experience

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Good verbal/written communication skills
  • Demonstrate ability to influence and negotiate within a multidisciplinary team setting
  • Evidence of implementation of change
  • Good communicator, motivated, able to lead and work as part of a team
  • Ability to set and meet deadlines
  • Ability to prioritise and delegate
  • Development of protocols and procedures
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of successful management of people
  • Teaching and presentational skills
  • Evidence of supervising or mentoring pharmacy staff

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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
Kate Taylor
Job title
Medical Lead Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03000 857745
Additional information

 

 

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