# Advanced Pharmacist - Medicines Optimisation > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-pharmacist-medicines-optimisation/4ee0eb2f-e000-4bd1-865f-639662df4641 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-pharmacist-medicines-optimisation/4ee0eb2f-e000-4bd1-865f-639662df4641.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board - **Town:** Cardiff - **Region:** Cardiff - **Country:** Wales - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £56,514 - £63,623 per annum / pro rata'd if part time - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid working. Flexible.) - **Closing date:** 2025-10-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-09-24T11:20:38.768Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merthyr_Tydfil/Cardiff/Cwm_Taf_Morgannwg_University_Health_Board/Medical_Directorate/Medical_Directorate-v7504337 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7504337?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://ctmuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will work with the Lead Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist within the Medical team as the Advanced Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist to provide professional, timely, expert, evidence-based, safe and cost effective pharmaceutical advice to NWJCC. They will also provide high quality information and support to stakeholders to deliver improved patient care strongly linked to NWJCC commissioning policies. They will develop a portfolio of work streams, projects, services, and initiatives in order to deliver NWJCC’s Medicines Optimisation Strategic objectives and priorities. Through collaboration and partnership with the service providers, the post holder will work to ensure that Medicines Management across NWJCC commissioned services provides best value for money and optimise use of public funding. A key goal for the Medical Team at NWJCC is to ensure that the pharmaceutical needs of the Welsh population are met whilst maintaining prudent healthcare. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible for delivering safe, high quality, person-centred medicines optimisation work programs and activities across all services commissioned by NWJCC. The post holder will be a key member of the NWJCC team whose overarching goal is to enable, promote and support the effective delivery of the medicines optimisation agenda. Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom. ### 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 “Apply now” to view in Trac. ## Job Details The post holder will work with the Lead Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist within the Medical team as the Advanced Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist to provide professional, timely, expert, evidence-based, safe and cost effective pharmaceutical advice to NWJCC. They will also provide high quality information and support to stakeholders to deliver improved patient care strongly linked to NWJCC commissioning policies. They will develop a portfolio of work streams, projects, services, and initiatives in order to deliver NWJCC’s Medicines Optimisation Strategic objectives and priorities. Through collaboration and partnership with the service providers, the post holder will work to ensure that Medicines Management across NWJCC commissioned services provides best value for money and optimise use of public funding. A key goal for the Medical Team at NWJCC is to ensure that the pharmaceutical needs of the Welsh population are met whilst maintaining prudent healthcare. ## Job Description The post holder will be responsible for delivering safe, high quality, person-centred medicines optimisation work programs and activities across all services commissioned by NWJCC. The post holder will be a key member of the NWJCC team whose overarching goal is to enable, promote and support the effective delivery of the medicines optimisation agenda. Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom. ## Responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of leading and supervising service improvement/audit - Experience of working in secondary care **Desirable** - Negotiation skills ### Knowledge and skills **Essential** - Professional qualification - MDT working **Desirable** - Interpersonal skills - Strong leadership skills - Experience of commissioning - Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above ## Documents - [employee benefits (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2345) - [welsh language guidance (pdf, 300.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2974) - [occupational health form (pdf, 648.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9753458) - [guidance notes for applicants april 2024 (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2845) - [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 696.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1634) - [job description and personal specification welsh (pdf, 800.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9753457) - [job description and personal specification english (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9753456) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.