Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (until 31st March 2026)
- Hours
- 15 hours per week (Part time - 15 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 040-PST026-0325
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Llanarth House
- Town
- Newbridge
- Salary
- 拢46,840 - 拢53,602 per annum pro rota
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Primary Care Pharmacist band 7
Band 7
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
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Job overview
Are you looking for a role in Primary care?
An opportunity has arisen for a band 7 Primary Care Pharmacist to join our primary care medicines management team of pharmacists and technicians. 听You will work with and support GP practices and Neighbourhood Networks (NCNs) across Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB).
This is a fixed term post 0.4 WTE (15hours per week) until 31st March 2026 to meet the needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
The role includes
- Ensuring safe, evidence based and cost-effective prescribing within GP practices.
- Monitoring GP practices and NCNs performance against national and local prescribing indicators, supporting the implementation of change where necessary.
- Monitoring prescribing expenditure, reducing costs where appropriate
- Supporting the delivery of the ABUHB Medicines Management Strategy and work programme
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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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click 鈥淎pply now鈥 to view in Trac
Independent Prescriber qualification is not essential but there would be the expectation of the applicant to train to become as an independent prescriber.
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You must a registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC); and you should be able to demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills. The successful candidate will be able to prioritise workload, work independently, build key relationships and be confident interacting with a wide range of stakeholders such as GPs, practice nurses, secondary care clinicians and patients.
In return for your commitment, enthusiasm, and professionalism, we can offer a friendly and supportive environment.
The Health Board has 68 GP practices across the 5 localities of Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire, Torfaen, Caerphilly and Newport.
Applicants are expected to be able to travel across ABUHB office bases and to GP practices. Expenses will be reimbursed according to the organisation鈥檚 policy.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- working within a multidisciplinary team/contact with GPs
- Undertaken medication reviews/MURS
- Undertaken safety audits
Desirable criteria
- Worked in a GP practice
- Knowledge of GP systems
knowledge
Essential criteria
- master or equiv pharmacy
- Diploma or equivalent training experience to demonstrate continued development
Desirable criteria
- Independent prescriber or working towards
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elizabeth Hallett
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01495241224
- Additional information
Jane Thomas
Senior Pharmacist听
07879 228150
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