Clinical Pharmacist with Directorate Older Adult Mental Health
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,706 - £58,210 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2024 |
| Location: | Abergavenny, NP7 7EG |
| Company: | Aneurin Bevan University Health Board |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6235498/040-PST030-0424 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to continue the progression of ABUHB mental health pharmacy services. This role will enable you to build clinical experience, management and leadership skills.
Our MH pharmacists play an integral role as members of the multi-disciplinary team by ensuring medicines are prescribed and used in a way that is evidence based, safe and cost effective to the benefit of our patients. This post will suit a pharmacist wishing to join a welcoming working environment with a desire to further improve on their current clinical knowledge and skills. The successful candidate will be expected to influence prescribing, support safe and effective use of medicines, and continue to integrate pharmacy into the wider multidisciplinary team.
Your pharmacy base will be Nevill Hall Hospital, but much of your time will be spent on various mental health wards across the health board area. Exact working locations will be determined with the other MH pharmacists to balance best use of time.
Applicants must demonstrate a broad-based clinical knowledge, experience of mental health pharmacy, and have evidence of excellent communication skills. The ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and being enthusiastic and innovative are an essential part of this role. We will provide the necessary support and access to training opportunities to ensure your development within your role.
• To be responsible for leading and delivering a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients, medical and nursing staff and other healthcare professionals in accordance with legal and professional requirements and standards.
• To provide ward-based medicines management service to specialist clinical area
• To act as Older Adult Mental Health Directorate Pharmacist, provide expert specialist pharmaceutical advice and reports on medicines expenditure within the Directorate.
• To provide Professional/Clinical cover for the dispensary services.
• To deputise and support the Lead Pharmacists within the Pharmacy Department NHH when required.
• To provide training and education that meets the statutory, professional and regulatory requirements of foundation pharmacists, post-foundation pharmacists, other pharmacists, and technicians.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit 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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 8 May 2024
We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to continue the progression of ABUHB mental health pharmacy services. This role will enable you to build clinical experience, management and leadership skills.
Our MH pharmacists play an integral role as members of the multi-disciplinary team by ensuring medicines are prescribed and used in a way that is evidence based, safe and cost effective to the benefit of our patients. This post will suit a pharmacist wishing to join a welcoming working environment with a desire to further improve on their current clinical knowledge and skills. The successful candidate will be expected to influence prescribing, support safe and effective use of medicines, and continue to integrate pharmacy into the wider multidisciplinary team.
Your pharmacy base will be Nevill Hall Hospital, but much of your time will be spent on various mental health wards across the health board area. Exact working locations will be determined with the other MH pharmacists to balance best use of time.
Applicants must demonstrate a broad-based clinical knowledge, experience of mental health pharmacy, and have evidence of excellent communication skills. The ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and being enthusiastic and innovative are an essential part of this role. We will provide the necessary support and access to training opportunities to ensure your development within your role.
• To be responsible for leading and delivering a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients, medical and nursing staff and other healthcare professionals in accordance with legal and professional requirements and standards.
• To provide ward-based medicines management service to specialist clinical area
• To act as Older Adult Mental Health Directorate Pharmacist, provide expert specialist pharmaceutical advice and reports on medicines expenditure within the Directorate.
• To provide Professional/Clinical cover for the dispensary services.
• To deputise and support the Lead Pharmacists within the Pharmacy Department NHH when required.
• To provide training and education that meets the statutory, professional and regulatory requirements of foundation pharmacists, post-foundation pharmacists, other pharmacists, and technicians.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit 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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 8 May 2024