Pharmacist - Nant Dowlais Health Centre

Posting date:	17 December 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Negotiable
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	06 January 2026
Location:	Cwmbran, NP44 4TA
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	M0044-25-0294

Summary

Job Purpose To improve the quality and effectiveness of medicines management To provide patient focussed, prudent healthcare To promote medicines safety and review polypharmacy To develop the practice pharmacist role, becoming a core member of the practice team working effectively with other health and social care professionals delivering services to patients Roles and Responsibilities Responsibility for leading and delivering a specialised pharmacy service as a key member of the senior practice team Patient Focused Roles For independent prescribers: to work as an independent prescriber in accordance with competencies, professional standards, national guidance eg NICE, All Wales Medicines Strategy Group Responsible for developing and managing systematic medication and polypharmacy reviews, which will take into account social and practical issues for the patient as well as clinical elements To provide medicines optimisation in chronic disease management e.g. heart failure, chronic pain management, AF, respiratory etc. To develop pharmaceutical care plans for individual patients as appropriate e.g. targeting those with frequent admissions/exacerbations/frail elderly etc. To undertake medicines reconciliation following admission or discharge and patient moving into/out of care homes and those newly registered with the practice, following up medication related issues with the patient or other professionals. Review and action appropriate recommendations from Medicines Use Reviews/Discharge Medication reviews identified by community pharmacists. To work autonomously in a variety of settings including practice based clinics, care homes and patients own homes as appropriate to meet the needs of the patient To develop triage systems to support treatment of minor ailments To support public health and health promotion activities, including smoking cessation, administration of flu vaccinations and antibiotic campaigns To act as the liaison with Community Pharmacy and Secondary Care Pharmacists to resolve relevant medication issues. To resolve and action medication queries from practice staff and patients relating to prescription requests or problems identified through the repeat prescribing service. To have direct patient contact which may include dealing with occasionally distressing or emotional circumstances, including contact and terminally ill patients and their relatives or carers. To be accountable for own professional actions in line with local and national guidelines and medicines legislation Improving Medicines Management and Safety Responsibility for leading and delivering a specialised medicines management service within the practice To review clinical correspondence from secondary care to ensure recommendations to initiate new medicines adhere to the formulary and local guidance and take necessary action where appropriate. To deal with highly complex drug or medication related information To review existing and develop new repeat prescribing policies including employing mechanisms to reduce medicines waste To lead, develop and undertake clinical audit relating to medicines To ensure appropriate management of controlled drugs within the practice and to advise the team on the safe and secure handling of controlled drugs and other medicines, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation To lead on yellow card reporting To undertake medicines re-authorisations as part of the repeat prescribing system To ensure safe, evidence based and cost-effective prescribing in accordance with national and locally agreed standards and priorities, e.g. implementation of NICE guidelines, All Wales Medicines Strategy Group recommendations and Safety Agency alerts and warnings. To target review of medicines known to cause a high number of adverse drug events and admissions e.g. hypnotics, anticoagulants, NSAIDs To develop and implement policies to improve medicines management services e.g. establish clear recall systems to meet monitoring requirements for drugs To investigate medicines related incidents to learn and improve practice within a culture of continuous improvement To contribute to delivery of GMS QAIF, CEPP and other medicines management programmes To contribute to/manage relevant enhanced services e.g. shared care drugs, anticoagulation To make recommendations on prescribing choices, budget expenditure and risk management where appropriate, without detriment to patient care Education and Communication To provide professional and expert advice to GPs, nurses, practice staff and patients on all aspects of drug treatment (doses, monitoring, interactions, side effects etc) To develop and provide expert clinical advice to clinical meetings including educational sessions for the practice team To explore and implement ways to effectively educate and involve patients regarding their medicines To co-ordinate and develop appropriate and educational material including producing patient information leaflets and posters To convey complex therapeutic and clinical information to GPs, practice staff, care providers, community pharmacists, unqualified healthcare workers and patients in a suitable manner and format Partnership Working To develop excellent professional links with relevant health and social care colleagues including community pharmacists, community resource and domiciliary care teams, care homes, carers, acute care colleagues etc. To network with other practice based pharmacists to share best practise To work with health board medicines management team to ensure awareness of local and national priorities and initiatives To contribute to the delivery of Neighbourhood Care Network (NCN) and practice delivery plans