Job Overview We have a great opportunity for an experienced clinical pharmacist with a strong background in clinical pharmacy, quality improvement and innovation to develop their career at a senior level, through joining our dynamic pharmacy team. This post requires a motivated pharmacist who has the drive and determination required to implement change. If you have service delivery experience and possess well-developed interpersonal and communication skills, we can offer you a challenging, but fulfilling role, with career support and development. You will provide a high-quality clinical pharmacy service, participate in training of healthcare professionals and contribute to the planning and delivery of the medicine's optimization strategy. The innovative and friendly pharmacy team is well established within the health board. We are both ambitious and motivated, focusing our work around the best interests of our patients and continuously striving to improve the services we offer. The Pharmacy Department currently employs approximately 30 Staff. The clinical pharmacy service to the wards is well established and provides high quality care across a variety of specialties including admissions, medicine, surgery, critical care, paediatrics and oncology. Main duties of the job To lead, plan, manage, and continue to develop an exemplary clinical pharmacy service to the hospital, in accordance with local and national standards and strategy, and to meet the changing needs of patients and other users of the service. Contribute to the strategic planning of the pharmacy service and implementation of service objectives. Develop a competent, motivated and versatile clinical pharmacy workforce across the service, facilitating their development through training and performance reviews to ensure all members of the clinical Pharmacy Team are trained and competent for their role. Work with the Pharmacy site manager and other Clinical Lead Pharmacists to ensure strategic plans are delivered and resources are utilised safely, efficiently and effectively. To monitor and ensure the safe and effective use of medicines used within the hospital, to deliver high standards of medicine related aspects of patient care, whilst promoting quality, safety and economy. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. Working for our organisation Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through: Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest; Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire; 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres; Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services; Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales. Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable). 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