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Job Specifications

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

Are you a pharmacist looking for the next step in clinical leadership and are keen to apply your skills as a team leader for the Medical Directorate in the IHC West?

You will work closely with our team of Lead Pharmacists –Emergency Care, Surgery, Community Services, Primary Care, Mental Health and Safe Medication Practice and the medicines management senior pharmacy technician to deliver our clinical strategy. Your job plan will include patient facing clinical sessions in your area of expertise and you will be supported to build on your extensive clinical experience and progress in your RPS credentialing journey.

We are looking for a motivated, dynamic and innovative pharmacist, with significant clinical experience, strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills and a vision for the future. You will be capable of leading a team and representing pharmacy internally and externally. Having a track record of quality improvement, service development and staff management will be an advantage.

This post would be ideal for someone looking to develop or extend their clinical leadership in this exciting role, expanding on their understanding of pharmacy operations and demonstrating impact. You will be supported to develop clinical, leadership, managerial, research and strategic skills.

Main duties of the job

To strategically lead, develop and implement a high-quality clinical pharmacy service as part of the multidisciplinary leadership team of the Medical Directorate.

To lead on developing a strategic vision and roadmap for pharmacy services within the directorate, taking into account the diverse skills of the wider pharmacy team.

To ensure the safe and effective use of medicines within the Medical directorate.

To lead and manage the pharmacy clinical team working in the division

To support delivery of the Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) system in conjunction with the ePMA project team and the pharmacy leadership teams on medical inpatient wards and outpatient settings.

To act as a link pharmacist to the relevant clinical networks across BCUHB.

This post is a secondment for 4 months to cover the needs of the service

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.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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 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

Registered pharmacist with GPhC
Masters Degree or equivalent in pharmacy
Post-graduate diploma/MSc in relevant pharmacy area or equivalent documented experience in relevant area

Desirable criteria

Practicing member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Management qualification or equivalent experience
Teaching / assessing qualification
Independent/supplementary prescriber
MSc in advanced clinical practice or RPS credentialing at core advanced level

Experience

Essential criteria

A substantive level of post qualification experience in primary care/secondary care.
Able to demonstrate a suitable level of experience in providing specialist pharmacy services.
Responsibility for performance management within pharmacy
Experience of success in service development
Experience of working effectively in a multi disciplinary environment
Experience of writing and implementing business plans

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of pharmacy services to mental health and community services
Experience of pharmacy management within the NHS inc

About the Company

We are the largest health organisation in Wales, with a budget of PS1.3 billion and a workforce of over 17,000 staff. Providing primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for the population of North Wales. Ni ydy'r sefydliad iechyd mwyaf yng Nghymru. Mae ein cyllideb yn PS1.3 biliwn ac mae gennym ni dros 17,000 o staff. Rydyn ni'n darparu gwasanaethau sylfaenol, cymunedol, iechyd meddwl ac ysbytai aciwt i bobl Gogledd Cymru. Know more