Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic pharmacist?to lead the development of pharmaceutical service provision and to provide expertise to the emerging model of Enhanced Community Care.



This is a new role within the team and as the successful individual, work across different Health Board teams, creating and managing a dedicated pharmacy resource to the community, facilitating reablement, working with primary care contractors and Local Authorities to create and manage pharmaceutical expertise to their services to ensure appropriate medicines governance and use in the community, including domiciliary care settings and care homes.



We are looking for an individual who is an experienced Clinical Pharmacist, with experience of Primary and Community care, managing change, developing and implementing policy and procedure, and provision of training. You will be an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills and the ability to influence. You will also have excellent knowledge of quality improvement, safety in medicines use and promoting the pharmacy professions.



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



Provide strategic oversight and assurance of governance around medicines use and prescribing in the community, supporting the development of the evolving service model



Risk asses the care pathway relating to medicines use and prescribing to ensure that prescribing, medicines supply and medicines use aligns with National and local guidance and legislation.



Provide support and mentorship to all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians providing care to our frail population in the community



Provide expert clinical pharmaceutical care to our frail population - deprescribing and optimising medicines use , and supporting other healthcare professionals to do the same.



Assess, recommend and support implementation of solutions to improve the transfer of information relating to medicines.



Analyse and interpret the prescribing data for community services enabling the monitoring and improvement of safe and cost-effective medicines use.



Operationally manage the pharmacy team input to community beds and other community teams



Review clinical incidents and promote learning to improve medicines use and prevent avoidable harm from medicines in the community



Undertake audit and evaluation of the benefit of the pharmacy professional resource within community teams, build the team and support as demonstrated by the need



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.



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