Job overview
Main duties of the job
The role includes home visiting; providing medicines management interventions to patients within their own home, involving lone working without direct supervision. You will liaise with a wide range of Health & Social Care professionals to identify solutions for patients in a multidisciplinary network with a focus on promoting independence, prevention and early intervention. Delivering medicines management training to relevant staff groups will also be included, and participation in audit processes .
The post holder must be able to travel around the locality.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
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.
Person specification
Essential Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience
- Experience of facilitating change to improve clinical practice
- Experience and good working knowledge of clinical audit
Other Essential Criteria
Essential
- Ability to travel within geographical area
- Able to work hours flexibly
- Ability to deal with occasional emotionally distressing situations such as counselling patients regarding their medicines or complaints with difficult situations and potential conflicts
- Ability to work independently and effectively with a high degree of motivation for long periods and manage own unpredictable workload
- Ability to utilise information technology, including Word, spreadsheets and PowerPoint
Essential Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Adhere to and can demonstrate SBU Values & Behaviours
- Ability to define, collate, analyse and interpret data in a timely manner to solve complex problems and plan effectively, and to motivate people and facilitate change
- Ability to provide medicines related information to a range of health professionals, managers, social workers, professional carers, and other health care staff, overcoming potential barriers to understanding
- Ability to provide medicines related information patients and relatives, requiring well-developed empathic and reassurance skills
- Effective interpersonal, communication (both written and oral), presentation and influencing skills
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Essential Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Registered with relevant professional body such as NMC or GPhC
- Specialist knowledge acquired through health related qualification such as BTEC science (pharmaceutical) Registered Pharmacy Technician, equivalent level qualification plus specialist training and experience to degree or equivalent level
- Knowledge and evidence of Professional requirement for ongoing Continuing Professional Development to maintain knowledge and expertise
Desirable
- Further post graduate management or clinical qualification
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This advert is for Medicines Management Facilitator with Swansea Bay University Health Board in Swansea, Swansea, Wales. It is listed as a Band 5 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £32,557 - £39,631 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Jul 2026.
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