Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Skills
Excellent interpersonal and people management skills
- Skills
Can demonstrate examples of implementation of change
- Knowledge
An in-depth understanding of the quality and safety agenda
- Experience
Experience of Clinical Practice at senior level
- Experience
Up to date in nursing practice
- Experience
Teaching qualification or evidence of teaching experience
- Qualifications
Registered Nurse
- Qualifications
Relevant First Degree or can demonstrate willingness to achieve within three years of appointment, supplemented by specialist professional knowledge of education and development practice to Masters level equivalent
- Personal Qualities
Ability to prioritise
- Personal Qualities
Time Management
- Personal Qualities
Multi-disciplinary team working
- Personal Qualities
Able to work flexibly and contribute to the programme of change
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Evidence of management experience
- Experience
Experience of service improvement
- Qualifications
Management qualification
Job overview
This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months due to maternity cover
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone who is enthusiastic and passionate about patient safety and the management of medicines.
This is a challenging and rewarding role involving the development, education, leadership and support of healthcare professionals working with medicines across the central secondary care site and liaising with other sites and teams across the Health Board.
You should be self-motivated with excellent communication, time management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise with and influence senior clinical staff, members of the multidisciplinary team across all directorates of the site. You will need to develop good working relationships between nursing, pharmacy and other clinical staff and be able to influence, design and implement improvement in medicines management practices.
Main duties of the job
You must have a comprehensive understanding of current medicines management initiatives within the NHS modernisation agenda and also an understanding of legislation governing medicines management, e.g. Patient Group Directions and Non-Medical Prescribing.
Our aim is to maximise your potential within our friendly and welcoming pharmacy team, and you will be encouraged and supported to develop professionally by undertaking postgraduate qualifications relevant to your role.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English 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.
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 Medicines Management Nurse with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in Rhyl, Wales. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £50,129 - £57,365 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (To cover maternity leave up to end of November 2027). The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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