Job summary
Clinical Pharmacist - Mental Health (Band 7)
We have an exciting opportunity for a suitably motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our Specialist Mental Health Pharmacy Team based at Hafan Y Coed Unit, Llandough Hospital.
We work closely with our multidisciplinary teams and we will support you to achieve your Independent Prescribing qualification or further develop your prescribing career in this specialist area, from within a nurturing team environment. We have several advanced practice pharmacist roles and this post will add to that pool of highly skilled, specialist mental health, independent prescribers.
Delivery of the highest quality medicines optimisation and management service to all our mental health service users will fundamental. Your relevant hospital pharmacist experience, together with your excellent, demonstrable inter-personal skills and passion for mental health will equip you to develop this role.
We will support your career development by providing access to recognised training and other structured opportunities to challenge and enable you to enhance your clinical role.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Core- Clinical Pharmacist Duties for Mental Health
Brief outline:
Provide clinical pharmacy services to identified wards or in pharmacy-led clinics, as specified in departmental procedures. This includes medication review/drug history; review of inpatient and discharge prescriptions for completeness, appropriateness and legality; problem identification and solving; monitoring and adjusting treatment; patient education and overseeing medication supply for inpatients, outpatients or discharge.
Provide information on drug-related questions of a therapeutic, legal or procedural nature to other health care professionals. Promote evidence-based prescribing within Mental Health clinical specialty through the development of prescribing guidelines and pharmaceutical care plans.
Contribute to the development and audit of standards . Provide comprehensive professional cover to the dispensary.
Supervise and support pharmacy staff assigned to the Mental Health wards and within the dispensary. When required, act as an accredited tutor to junior pharmacy staff.
Contribute to the development of pharmacy services to inpatients and outpatients; implement service developments within Mental Health.
Participate in weekend, bank holiday, and on-call rotas, as appropriate.
Act as an independent prescriber within CAVUHB
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving 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 working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, 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. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full Job Description and Person Specification are attached in the supporting documents section. Or please click ''Apply now'' to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or MSc Pharmacy degree Post Graduate MSc/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.
- Post Graduate MSc/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
- Registered with GPhC
- MRPharmS
Desirable
- Independent prescriber
- Accredited University Diploma tutor
Experience
Essential
- Satisfactory broad Post-Registration experience of working in a Hospital Pharmacy Department
Desirable
- Experience of patient orientated medicines systems. Expenditure reporting (Excel) and provision of Directorate support.
Skills
Essential
- Good verbal/written communication skills. Decision-making skills Computer literate including use of spreadsheets for financial reporting Negotiation skills Enthusiasm for training. Good knowledge of pharmacology and therapeutics. Economics of health care.
Desirable
- Organisational ability. Problem solving skills Leadership skills Influencing skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address
Hafan Y Coed Pharmacy, Llandough Hospital
Penlan Road
Penarth
CF64 2XX