Advanced Pharmacist

Job overview

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an innovative and inspirational advanced clinical pharmacist to join our team at Prince Philip Hospital.

Prince Philip Hospital is a District General Hospital with around 230 beds. The pharmacy department employs approximately 45 staff. It provides a range of medical specialities, including an acute coronary care unit, respiratory, gastroenterology, endocrinology, acute stroke , rehabilitation, elective surgery and orthopaedics, as well as a busy medical admission unit. It also provides a wide range of outpatient services including specialties such as oncology, dermatology and rheumatology.

You must hold a Master of Pharmacy degree or equivalent and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and have completed a post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience or qualifications.

You will be expected to undertake Emergency Duty Commitment (on-call), work weekends and bank holidays as part of a rota.

The post is full-time.

Main duties of the job

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 medicine to develop the Pharmacist role e.g. working with the multidisciplinary team including attending consultant ward rounds, monitoring financial expenditure, undertaking service improvement projects and developing your role in pharmacist led clinics as an IP. The successful candidate will also provide dispensary cover.

You will be part of our friendly and passionate pharmacy team and contribute to the implementation of medicines optimisation, striving for excellence. You will provide a specialist and professional service to enable us to meet high standards of patient care and safety.

The post requires a highly motivated pharmacist with excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills. You will demonstrate excellent decision making skills and problem solving skills. You will be supported to develop non–medical prescribing, advanced level clinical skills and leadership and management skills if needed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description attached is for a generic Band 8a Pharmacist in HDUHB. For further information on how the role works or an opportunity to meet the team, please contact Mari Treharne or Mary Williams for an informal chat or to arrange a visit.

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

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 21/09/2026

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable