Job summary
- Main area
- Medicines Management
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent: Full time post but part time and job share hours will be considered
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 100-PST021-0426
- Employer
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bronglais General Hospital
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Salary
- £58,379 - £65,723 per annum (pro rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/05/2026
Employer heading
Advanced Pharmacist
Band 8a
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Job overview
An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an innovative and inspirational advanced clinical pharmacist to lead on education and training for the pharmacy department, working closely with the chief technician. You will coordinate the supervision and training of undergraduate pharmacy students, foundation and post foundation pharmacists, as well as being given the opportunity to specialise in another clinical area.
Bronglais Hospital is a District General Hospital with around 130 beds, located in the seaside town of Aberystwyth. The pharmacy department employs approximately 30 staff. It provides a range of medical specialities, including an acute coronary care unit, respiratory, oncology, haematology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, acute stroke and paediatrics, maternity, general surgery and orthopaedics, as well as a busy clinical decision unit and emergency department.
You must hold a Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and have completed a post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience or qualifications.
You will be expected to undertake Emergency Duty Commitment (on-call), work weekends and bank holidays as part of a rota.
The post is full-time, but part-time and job share applications will be considered.
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Main duties of the job
As an advanced Pharmacist, you will be responsible for the coordination and delivery of a patient-focused clinical pharmacy service, working within a specialism to develop the pharmacist role, e.g. in pharmacist-led clinics as an IP, working with the multidisciplinary team, monitoring financial expenditure, undertaking research and service improvement projects. The successful candidate will also provide dispensary cover and undertake clinical checking of haematology and oncology prescriptions.
You will be part of our friendly and passionate pharmacy team and contribute to the implementation of medicines optimisation, striving for excellence. You will provide a specialist and professional service to enable us to meet high standards of patient care and safety.
You will need to be reliable, efficient, responsive and demonstrate a flexible approach to the needs of this challenging and growing service. The successful post holder will also require excellent communication skills, be self-motivated, innovative and committed to providing high-quality care to patients.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
- Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
- Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
- 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 06/05/2026.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Masters degree in Pharmacy
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate MSc or Diploma in area of practice or equivalent experience or qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Accredited supervisor for foundation or post foundation Pharmacists
- Independent Prescriber
- Aseptic Preparation and Dispensing of Medicines (Leeds University) or equivalent if role includes aseptics
- Registered as QC if role includes aseptics
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge of medicines management systems and process in an integrated NHS
- Knowledge and experience of healthcare
- Specialist knowledge of own field of practice gained through diploma level training and experience
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge in more than one field
- Practice Research Experience
- Training and education of pharmacy staff and other HCPs
- Experience of managing change
- Experience of service improvement
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
- Flexible approach to needs of the service to undertake on call work, weekend and evening opening
Language Requirements
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Donna Robson
- Job title
- Pharmacy Site Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01970 635927
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