Clinical Pharmacist; Primary Care

This is a 12-month fixed-term secondment at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, covering maternity leave in primary care. The post sits within the locality team, delivering pharmacy services across community hospitals and GP surgeries in the east of the health board's area. The core of the work is direct clinical care, advising clinicians on safer, evidence-based prescribing, and leading medicines management at local level.

Pharmacists from any sector are welcome, with Welsh desirable. Candidates must get their current line manager's permission before applying.

• Provide clinical pharmacy services at community hospitals and in GP surgeries to support enhanced care
• Deliver direct clinical care and advise other clinicians to improve medication safety
• Implement evidence-based prescribing choices
• Lead on the area medicines management agenda at local level
• Work with project leads and cluster leads on priority work streams
• Carry out patient reviews in pharmacist-led clinics
• Optimise medicines across health and social services with a patient-centred approach
• Work with the multidisciplinary locality team
• Help provide pharmaceutical care closer to home for frail and vulnerable patients
• Develop competency in pharmacist-led medication review and disease management clinics

• MPharm degree or equivalent
• Postgraduate MSc or diploma in clinical pharmacy, or equivalent experience and/or qualifications
• Non-medical prescribing qualification, or working towards one

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

• Broad post-registration experience
• Good level of experience and development in the pillars of advanced practice

• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Meeting deadlines
• Excellent communication skills

• Accredited, or eligible for accreditation, as a Higher Education Institute clinical pharmacy diploma or MSc tutor
• Welsh language speaking
• Prescriber status, ideally

• Relocation expenses on a case-by-case basis, under BCUHB policy
• Support with transitional development needs for those moving from another sector