At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead antimicrobial stewardship and collaborate with healthcare teams to enhance patient safety.
- Company: Join Hywel Dda University Health Board, a progressive NHS provider in Wales.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and support for bilingualism.
- Other info: Flexible working options and opportunities for career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on public health while advancing your pharmacy career.
- Qualifications: Must be a registered pharmacist with a Master's degree and relevant experience.
The predicted salary is between 58379 - 65723 £ per year.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic pharmacist to lead the antimicrobial stewardship strategy within Withybush General Hospital, allowing the post holder to make a real difference to antimicrobial resistance. We are looking for a highly motivated Pharmacist with excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills. Working closely with patients and the multidisciplinary team you will need to be enthusiastic, have excellent problem solving skills. We are looking for an individual who can work independently with excellent prioritization skills and the ability to use their initiative. Applicants must be registered as pharmacists with the GPhC, completed a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent).
We are a patient-centred and progressive team who collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary teams enhancing patient safety through professional advice to prescribers, discharge planning and attending consultant led ward rounds.
Main duties of the job:
Working with the Medicines Management Team, Consultant Microbiologists and other Health Board Antimicrobial Pharmacists, you will help to deliver antimicrobial stewardship throughout the hospital. You will help deliver these ambitions using several initiatives and interventions, including local and national audits and feedback; contributing to and implementing local and national antimicrobial prescribing guidelines; working towards achieving Welsh Government targets and supporting the education and training of health care workers in antimicrobial stewardship. Approximately half the time will be spent on antibiotic related duties and the other half on other clinical duties. You will work with the multidisciplinary team, monitoring financial expenditure, undertaking research and service improvement, alongside supporting the core pharmacy services in the dispensary and on wards. As an advanced Pharmacist you will be responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of a patient focused clinical pharmacy service. The successful candidate will work within general medical wards, developing their pharmacist role.
Applicants will be required to take part in the weekend, bank holiday and on-call rota.
About us:
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.
Job responsibilities:
Professional development is of utmost importance and support and training will be provided. You will be part of the exciting rollout of EPMA supporting colleagues across the MDT, as we embed digital systems within our practice.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers. The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 16/09/2026.
Person Specification:
- Qualifications and Knowledge:
- Essential: Masters degree in Pharmacy
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate MSc or Diploma in area of practice or equivalent experience or qualifications
- Desirable: Independent Prescriber
- Aseptic Preparation and Dispensing of Medicines (Leeds University) or equivalent if role includes aseptics
- Registered as QC if role includes aseptics
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Accredited supervisor for foundation or post foundation Pharmacists
- Experience:
- Essential: Specialist knowledge of medicines management systems and process in an integrated NHS
- Knowledge and experience of healthcare
- Specialist knowledge of own field of practice gained through diploma level training and experience
- Desirable: Demonstrate specialist knowledge in more than one field.
- Practice Research Experience
- Training and education of pharmacy staff and other HCPs
- Experience of managing change
- Experience of service improvement
- Language requirements:
- Desirable: Welsh speaker - level 1
- Other:
- Essential: Flexible approach to needs of the service to undertake on call work, weekend and evening opening.
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
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