Advanced Pharmacist - Respiratory

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist with a keen interest in respiratory medicine to join our integrated pharmacy team. This post will play a key role in leading and developing respiratory pharmacy services across the Central Integrated Health Community (IHC).

The successful candidate will work closely with the respiratory multidisciplinary team across inpatient wards, outpatient services and specialist respiratory pathways.

This role includes a defined commitment working with the Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) team, supporting outpatient clinics, multidisciplinary team working and optimisation of evidence-based therapy for patients with complex respiratory disease.

The pharmacy team is closely integrated within the Central IHC, with opportunities to work collaboratively with respiratory pharmacists across other localities, contributing to guideline, protocol and pathway development at Health Board level.

We actively support professional development and career progression, including access to non-medical prescribing training, leadership opportunities and involvement in audit, quality improvement and research activity.

Main duties of the job

You will utilise advanced clinical pharmacy knowledge to provide expert medicines optimisation for patients with respiratory disease, supporting safe, effective and patient-centred care across inpatient and outpatient settings. You will contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives and review of clinical practice to support continual improvement in respiratory medicines use.

You will be supported to develop the scope of the role, working across the Central IHC alongside the Interstitial Lung Disease team, respiratory services and inpatient wards, reviewing patients with complex respiratory disease admitted to hospital. You will support outpatient clinics and multidisciplinary working, helping optimise treatment regimens and improve patient outcomes while using or working towards independent prescribing.

This role is ideal for a motivated and forward-thinking pharmacist with excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills. You will be confident liaising with senior clinical staff, members of the multidisciplinary team and colleagues across primary, community and secondary care within the Central IHC.

The post holder will participate in weekend, bank holiday and on-call rotas in line with departmental and Health Board requirements.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications And/or Knowledge

Essential criteria

• MPharm degree or equivalent
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Post Graduate MSc/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience and/or qualifications
• Non-medical prescribing qualification (or working towards)

Desirable criteria

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society & registration with the Faculty
• Accredited or eligible to be accredited as a Higher Education Institute Clinical Pharmacy diploma/MSc tutor
• Training qualification Leadership and/or management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate suitable level of experience working in the managed sector and/or community pharmacy

Desirable criteria

• Experience in relevant clinical area
• Leadership and management experience

Aptitude And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Good verbal/written communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to influence and negotiate within a multidisciplinary team setting
• Evidence of implementation of change
• Development of protocols and procedures

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of successful management of people
• Teaching and presentational skills
• Evidence of supervising or mentoring pharmacy staff

Other

Essential criteria

• Participate in the provision of general public holiday and weekend pharmacy services as necessary.
• Willingness to participate in “on call” out of hours duty roster as necessary

Desirable criteria

• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner