Job overview

This post is fixed term for 12 months to meet the needs of the service.

As Directorate Lead Pharmacist for Palliative Care the role involves providing specialist clinical pharmacy expertise to the Palliative Care Directorate. 

The post holder will act as a specialist within clinical pharmacy practice to support the medicines management agenda, including the development of policies and procedures and service improvement initiatives to support the delivery of safe patient care. The post holder will also support the roll out of EPMA for palliative patients through the implementation of effective safety and governance processes, complying with legal and professional standards. 

The post holder will be an experienced clinical pharmacist with palliative and end-of-life expertise, excellent communication skills, a strong ability to develop interpersonal relationships across the multidisciplinary team and a proven track record of delivering change within dynamic environments. Ideally the candidates will also be a qualified independent prescriber. 

The role is funded as a fixed term opportunity for 12-months to support the development and evaluation of an enhanced pharmacy service to Palliative Care throughout ABUHB whilst also supporting delivery of EPMA. 

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Palliative Care Pharmacist, the post holder will be a vital part of the multidisciplinary team with responsibilities including:

• Tailoring medication regimes for patients with complex needs.
• Ensuring pain management and symptom control for palliative patients is optimised.
• Closely liaise with multidisciplinary colleagues to facilitate a co-ordinate approach to palliative and end of life drug monitoring and control, in line with formulary adherence through ABUHB.
• Collaborating with physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to optimise patient care.
• Develop treatment guidelines with clinicians to promote evidence-based, cost effective prescribing, considering all relevant local and national policies.
• Monitoring of medication usage, reviewing medicines expenditure, cost savings of medicines and horizon scanning, including producing budget statements and drug usage reports.
• Provide education and support to members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Support the palliative care directorate throughout the implementation of EPMA within ABUHB.

Working for our organisation

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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.