At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide leadership and clinical oversight for Clinical Streaming Hub pharmacists and ensure evidence-based medicines optimisation.
- Company: Hywel Dda University Health Board serves NHS healthcare needs across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire.
- Benefits: Join a team of over 13,000 staff providing diverse healthcare services in multiple hospitals and community settings.
- Other info: This role is part-time at 22.5 hours per week, focusing on operational management and professional governance.
- Why this job: Lead the development of advanced pharmacy practices while ensuring high-quality patient care in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Must have experience in senior pharmacy leadership and managing clinical teams within a healthcare setting.
The predicted salary is between 56276 - 63585 £ per year.
To support service delivery, governance, and sustainability, Hywel Dda UHB will appoint a 22.5 hour Lead Pharmacist to provide professional leadership, clinical oversight, and operational management of the Clinical Streaming Hub Pharmacist role(s).
Main duties of the job
- Provide senior pharmacy leadership within the Clinical Streaming Hubs, acting as the responsible professional lead for Hub pharmacists.
- Ensure safe, consistent, evidence‑based medicines optimisation and provide expert advice on complex medicines‑related streaming decisions.
- Manage and support the Band 8a Clinical Streaming Hub Pharmacist(s).
- Ensure pharmacy contribution aligns with UEC, frailty, and community–based care priorities.
- Provide senior clinical expertise and professional governance.
- Lead development, evaluation, and sustainability of the pharmacy streaming model.
- Line manage, appraise, and supervise Band 8a pharmacists, supporting professional development, advanced practice progression, and competency assurance.
- Ensure safe, sustainable clinical cover and foster a high‑performing pharmacy workforce.
- Lead development and review of SOPs, pathways, and protocols for pharmacy streaming, ensuring compliance with GPhC standards, NHS Wales policy, and Hywel Dda governance frameworks.
- Contribute to clinical risk management, incident review, audit, service evaluation, and QI.
- Act as senior pharmacy link between the Clinical Streaming Hub and primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care, and frailty/community response services.
- Lead education and mentorship for pharmacy staff, supporting non‑pharmacy clinicians with medicines and frailty‑related education.
- Contribute to development of advanced practice roles and provide senior pharmacy input to service planning, escalation, and transformation.
- Support operational resilience during high demand or service change.
- Accountable to the Director of Pharmacy/Hywel Dda pharmacy leadership, aligned operationally with Clinical Streaming Hub and UEC structures, with line management responsibility for pharmacist(s).
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in‑hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest.
- Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire.
- Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings.
- 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers.
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services.
Lead Pharmacist - Intermediate Care Clinical Streaming Hubs in Cardigan employer: Hywel Dda University Health Board
Hywel Dda University Health Board offers comprehensive NHS services with over 13,000 staff across four main hospitals and numerous community settings. Employees benefit from a collaborative environment, working alongside local authorities and various healthcare partners to enhance patient care.
Contact Details:
Hywel Dda University Health Board Recruitment Team
