Job summary Specialist Pharmacist- Surgery We are looking for a highly motivated clinical pharmacist to join the Cardiff and Vale UHB Surgery pharmacy team. You will play a key part in providing a first class, patient focussed service to Adult Surgery patients. Your knowledge, skills, and experience will further enhance the excellent service we provide. Based at the University Hospital of Llandough, you will provide a clinical pharmacy service to inpatients on the Orthopaedic wards within the Trauma and Orthopaedics Directorate. The directorate provides care and surgical interventions for elective and unscheduled patients from across the Cardiff and Vale region. These include a mix of planned procedures to improve peoples health and quality of life and emergency life saving surgery. It is also home to CAVOC (Cardiff and Vale Orthopaedic Centre) and the new (SHLL) Surgical Hub at Llandough, providing excellent care in state of the art facilities. The specialty recognises and values a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach in all aspects of care. Main duties of the job As a clinical pharmacist working in the Surgery pharmacy team, you will have an integral role in providing high-quality specialist pharmacy services to inpatients on our Trauma and Orthopaedics wards. There is also scope to be involved in Surgical Pre-Operative Assessment Clinic (POAC) and in the Palliative care service, including provision of care to the Marie Curie Hospice in Penarth. You will be expected to build on your education and development skills by supporting the development of foundation and post-foundation phase pharmacists, as well as medical and nursing colleagues. Your professionalism, excellent inter-personal skills and enthusiasm, will equip you to be a valued contributor to our service and to develop to be a key member of our clinical pharmacy team. You will be supported to further develop your independent prescribing role within Surgery, particularly POAC and Palliative Care. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. About us Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support. Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future. Date posted 19 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 001-PST002-0225 Job locations University Hospital of Llandough Penlan Road Cardiff CF64 2XX Job description Job responsibilities Contributing to the pharmacy service to Adult Surgery Wards in providing patient-orientated pharmacy services to: West 1, West 4, West 5 or CAVOC Marie Curie Hospice Prescribing roles Inpatient medicine optimisation Scope for involvement in Pre-Operative Assessment Clinics and Palliative Care Contribution to MDT meetings Quality and Safety meetings Microbiology-led MDT meetings Clinical Pharmacy Support Dispensary Discharge services Teaching Patient education Nurse teaching sessions Medical teaching Audit, Quality Development and Service Development You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. Job description Job responsibilities Contributing to the pharmacy service to Adult Surgery Wards in providing patient-orientated pharmacy services to: West 1, West 4, West 5 or CAVOC Marie Curie Hospice Prescribing roles Inpatient medicine optimisation Scope for involvement in Pre-Operative Assessment Clinics and Palliative Care Contribution to MDT meetings Quality and Safety meetings Microbiology-led MDT meetings Clinical Pharmacy Support Dispensary Discharge services Teaching Patient education Nurse teaching sessions Medical teaching Audit, Quality Development and Service Development You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Member of the GPhC Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Post-graduate clinical qualification or anticipated within 2 months Desirable Independent prescriber qualification Experience Essential Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification Desirable Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification Skills Essential Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification Desirable Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification Person Specification Qualifications Essential Member of the GPhC Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Post-graduate clinical qualification or anticipated within 2 months Desirable Independent prescriber qualification Experience Essential Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification Desirable Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification Skills Essential Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification Desirable Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 (Opens in a new tab). 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 (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 (Opens in a new tab). 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 (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Address University Hospital of Llandough Penlan Road Cardiff CF64 2XX Employer's website https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)