[ref. c59468101] Clinical Pharmacist - Surgery
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services.Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future.We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today.
We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
- We are kind and caring
- We are respectful
- We have trust and integrity
- We take personal responsibility
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions.Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera.
Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job overview
Specialist Pharmacist- Surgery
We are looking for a highly motivated clinical pharmacist to join the Cardiff and Vale UHB Surgery pharmacy team. You will play a key part in providing a first class, patient focussed service to Adult Surgery patients. Your knowledge, skills, and experience will further enhance the excellent service we provide.
Based at the University Hospital of Llandough, you will provide a clinical pharmacy service to inpatients on the Orthopaedic wards within the Trauma and Orthopaedics Directorate.
The directorate provides care and surgical interventions for elective and unscheduled patients from across the Cardiff and Vale region. These include a mix of planned procedures to improve peoples health and quality of life and emergency life saving surgery.It is also home to CAVOC (Cardiff and Vale Orthopaedic Centre) and the new (SH@LL) Surgical Hub at Llandough, providing excellent care in state of the art facilities.
The specialty recognises and values a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach in all aspects of care.
Main duties of the job
As a clinical pharmacist working in the Surgery pharmacy team, you will have an integral role in providing high-quality specialist pharmacy services to inpatients on our Trauma and Orthopaedics wards. There is also scope to be involved in Surgical Pre-Operative Assessment Clinic (POAC) and in the Palliative care service, including provision of care to the Marie Curie Hospice in Penarth.You will be expected to build on your education and development skills by supporting the development of foundation and post-foundation phase pharmacists, as well as medical and nursing colleagues. Your professionalism, excellent inter-personal skills and enthusiasm, will equip you to be a valued contributor to our service and to develop to be a key member of our clinical pharmacy team.
You will be supported to further develop your independent prescribing role within Surgery, particularly POAC and Palliative Care.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer.Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Contributing to the pharmacy service to Adult Surgery Wards in providing patient-orientated pharmacy services to:
- West 1, West 4, West 5 or CAVOC
- Marie Curie Hospice
- Prescribing roles
- Inpatient medicine optimisation
- Scope for involvement in Pre-Operative Assessment Clinics and Palliative Care
- Contribution to MDT meetings
- Quality and Safety meetings
- Microbiology-led MDT meetings
- Clinical Pharmacy Support
- Dispensary
- Discharge services
- Teaching
- Patient education
- Nurse teaching sessions
- Medical teaching
- Audit, Quality Development and Service Development
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
Essential criteria- Member of the GPhC
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Post-graduate clinical qualification or anticipated within 2 months
- Independent prescriber qualification
Experience
Essential criteria- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Skills
Essential criteria- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated.We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.
We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
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