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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative and inspirational pharmacist to join our expanding pharmacy team.

We are looking for a dedicated pharmacist that will provide clinical expertise and leadership within the pharmacy service to ensure a high level of pharmaceutical input and delivery of high quality antimicrobial stewardship service across the site. In post you will be an integral part of the MDT, promoting antimicrobial stewardship to a complex cohort of patients and play a vital role in the training of pharmacy, medical and nursing staff on antimicrobials use within the field. The post holder will have significant clinical experience and strong interpersonal skills and ideally with specialist level antimicrobial stewardship work experience.��

You must hold a Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and will have completed a post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy.

You will be expected to undertake Emergency Duty Commitment (on-call), work weekends and bank holidays as part of a rota.

Main duties of the job

As an Antimicrobial pharmacist the duties would include:

Working closely with Consultant microbiologists and the Interface/Formulary pharmacist, to review the antibiotic formulary and local evidence-based antimicrobial guidelines for optimal and cost-effective prescribing in primary and secondary care.

To promote good antimicrobial prescribing practice across the acute site and Health board (for example, promoting intravenous to oral switches, “streamlining” broad-spectrum therapy, adherence to local guidelines etc.)

To have an active presence on the wards, acting as a point of contact between pharmacy, microbiology, and the infectious disease and infection control teams.

To audit antibiotic prescribing against guidelines, feeding back information gathered to individual consultants/GPs, specialities or directorates, and change practice if required.

To have responsibility for an agreed clinical area within the hospital.

As an Advanced Pharmacist you will have an ability to develop effective working relationships, to challenge and to prioritise your own work. ��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.��

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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 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 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.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire,�� Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).

Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

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