Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
21 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Ability to travel between sites
- Experience
Recent Hospital pharmacy experience including experience in clinical pharmacy practice in a ward setting
- Experience
Experience of monitoring financial expenditure
- Experience
Experience of planning audit, quality improvement or research
- Experience
Experience of working effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience
Proven ability to work independently.
- Experience
Experience of workplace tutoring/mentoring
- Personal qualities
Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Skills and attributes
Up to date knowledge of pharmacology, therapeutics, and principles of medicines management
- Skills and attributes
Organised, innovative, and enthusiastic
- Skills and attributes
Analytical and computer skills
- Skills and attributes
Ability to build rapport with patients, students, and staff
- Skills and attributes
Flexible and adaptable to changing demands and situations
- Skills and attributes
Highly motivated
- Skills and attributes
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge and understanding
Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Master’s degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent).
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Member of GPhC
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Postgraduate clinical specialist knowledge e.g. Diploma or MSc
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Evidence of CPD
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Non Medical prescriber or willingness to work towards qualification within first 12 months
Desirable
11 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of delivering training programmes/lectures
- Experience
Experience of successfully managing and implementing change
- Experience
Experience working within Oncology/ Haematology clinical practice
- Personal qualities
Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Skills and attributes
Welsh language skills
- Skills and attributes
Knowledge of patient self-administration systems, one-stop dispensing systems
- Skills and attributes
Management/leadership skills
- Skills and attributes
Knowledge and experience of quality improvement methodology
- Knowledge and understanding
Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Achieved Advanced Practice RPS Credentialing or willingness to work towards credentialing within first 12 months of post
- Qualifications and Knowledge
RCP member
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for motivated and forward-thinking Clinical Pharmacists to join the Haematology Pharmacy Team within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
These newly established posts have been created following a successful business case to enhance specialist pharmacy services for Haematology patients across the Health Board. Successful candidates will work closely with the multidisciplinary haematology team while providing cross-site support to outpatient and inpatient haematology services.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinical pharmacist to develop advanced practice within a specialist service, helping to shape pharmacy provision as the service expands. Working alongside Consultants, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists and wider pharmacy colleagues, you will contribute to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care for patients with haematological conditions.
Successful candidates will be supported to lead service improvements, contribute to medicines optimisation initiatives and help deliver the Health Board's vision for a modern, innovative haematology pharmacy service.
Base: To be agreed. We welcome applications from pharmacists who enjoy working across the Health Board and are enthusiastic about supporting and developing an integrated haematology pharmacy service across multiple sites.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing specialist pharmacist support to haematology outpatient services at the Royal Gwent and Nevill Hall Hospitals, and inpatient services at the Grange University Hospital.
- Working as an integral member of the multidisciplinary haematology team, participating in MDT meetings and treatment planning.
- Providing expert pharmaceutical advice to medical, nursing and pharmacy colleagues on the management of patients with haematological disorders.
- Supporting medicines optimisation and the safe, effective and cost-effective use of medicines.
- Undertaking, or developing towards, independent prescribing within agreed areas of competence.
- Contributing to the development and delivery of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) services.
- Supporting delivery of business case objectives through enhanced pharmacy services across inpatient and outpatient pathways.
- Leading and contributing to service improvement, audit, guideline development, quality improvement and clinical governance activities.
- Supporting education and training for pharmacy, nursing and medical staff.
- Monitoring high-cost medicines, supporting value-based prescribing and working collaboratively across sites to ensure equitable access to specialist pharmacy services.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of haematology pharmacy services across Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
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.
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
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This advert is for Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (Haematology) with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Abergavenny, Wales. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £58,379 - £65,723 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Sep 2026.
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