Clinical Pharmacist Bangor

Job summary

Come and join us to develop your current knowledge by rotating through clinical areas and specialities in primary and secondary care. Examples of areas include medicine, surgery including pre-operative clinics, mental health, aseptic services, community hospitals and community resource teams.

We are committed to providing the best learning and supportive experience for pharmacists and believe this is an ideal stepping stone towards specialist/advanced practice. You will have mentorship from experienced advanced and consultant pharmacists in a variety of clinical areas. You will be supported to develop your prescribing role and to gain core advanced level credentialing with the RPS. We have good links with local universities which provide research and development opportunities. We support further education through advanced and extended practice funding.

Our clinical pharmacy team provides a high quality, patient-centred service ensuring safe and effective use of medicines across the integrated health community. The implementation of the Better Meds electronic prescribing system earlier this year is transforming our way of working. As a pharmacist working in various multi-disciplinary teams, you will deliver excellent pharmaceutical care and medicines optimisation to achieve the best outcome for our patients.

Main duties of the job

We recognise that our profession's future leadership will come from pharmacist like you with drive and ability. Your professionalism, excellent inter-personal skills and enthusiasm, will equip you to be a valued contributor to our service and to be a key member of our clinical pharmacy team. Our ambition is to deliver high quality care and embed continuous improvement. There will be opportunities to develop education and training skills through links with the newly established Bangor University School of Pharmacy and you will participate in the clinical training and supervision of undergraduate pharmacy student, pharmacy team members, as well as medical and nursing colleagues. Be a part of our highly motivated, friendly team and share our values of caring for people and keeping them well by influencing the future direction of pharmacy services. We are looking forward to your application.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients.

The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales.

Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Details

Date posted: 07 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £50,129 to £57,365 a year per annum

Contract: Bank

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: 050-PST116-0926

Job locations: Gwynedd Hospital, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2PW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential

• MPharm degree or equivalent
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Post Graduate MSc/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience and/or qualifications

Desirable

• Accredited or eligible to be accredited as a HEI Clinical Pharmacy diploma/MSc Tutor
• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• RPS Member

Experience

Essential

• Broad post registration experience

Desirable

• Specialist in specialist clinical area

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

• Good verbal/written communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to work within a multidisciplinary team setting
• Evidence of implementation of change
• Ability to meet deadlines

Desirable

• Evidence of successful management of people
• Development of protocols and procedures
• Teaching and presentational skills

Other

Essential

• Participate in the provision of general public holiday and weekend pharmacy services as necessary
• Willingness to participate in "on call" out of hours duty roster as necessary

Desirable

• Ability to move between sites in a timely manner

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).

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: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Address: Gwynedd Hospital, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2PW, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/train-work-live/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Safe Medication Practice pharmacist/Team Leader, Elena Jones, Elena.Jones2@wales.nhs.uk, 03000842094

Supporting documents

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