Principal Pharmacist, Critical Care and Surgery

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist with significant experience in Critical Care and surgery to become our Health Board wide Lead Pharmacist for Critical Care, Anaesthetics and Surgery, based at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. We are looking for a highly motivated, intuitive leader and independent thinker, who steps up to a challenge and manages change effectively. Our ideal candidate thrives on collaborative working with a range of stakeholders, including; healthcare professionals, financial and directorate managers, people services and the wider Pharmacy team. You will be a key member of the multi-disciplinary team within critical care, attending ward rounds and MDT meetings to facilitate holistic patient care and provide a highly specialist clinical pharmacy service, you will be responsible for leading on the provision and development of the critical care and surgical pharmacy services across CTMUHB. You will be instrumental in providing a safe and effective service to patients in Critical Care, including the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU), and leading a team to deliver clinical services to those patients that have stepped-down from critical care, and also those in high care surgical ward settings. Surgical services are evolving, and there is an exciting new development on the Royal Glamorgan Hospital site foot-print. The Llantrisant Health Park will become an elective super-site for patients across South East Wales., To be the Principal Lead Pharmacist in the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the critical care unit and surgical wards at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital (RGH). This involves setting up and maintaining close links with medical and nursing staff providing these services. To plan and develop and deliver the Health Board wide Medicines Management service and strategy for critical care and surgery in conjunction with the Heads of Pharmacy on the acute sites for Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB). To provide specialist clinical expertise and financial advice to the Planned Care Directorate and Medicines Committees including representation at the CTMUHB Access to Medicines Committee and medicines management groups covering secondary care e.g. Medication Safety. To contribute to and represent CTMUHB on any relevant All Wales Groups. To lead on All Wales projects that have been disseminated from the All Wales Work Groups.

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

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We live by our core values: We listen, learn and improve We treat everyone with respect We all work together as one team We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve. Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Cwm Taf Morgannwg yn rhan o deulu GIG Cymru. Mae ein Bwrdd Iechyd yn darparu gofal iechyd sylfaenol, eilaidd a chymunedol ynghyd gwasanaethau lles i tua 450,000 o bobl sy'n byw mewn tair sir: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Merthur Tydful a Rhondda Cynon Taf. Rydyn ni'n byw yn l ein gwerthoedd craidd:

• Rydyn ni'n gwrando, yn dysgu ac yn gwella
• Rydyn ni'n trin pawb pharch
• Rydyn ni i gyd yn gweithio fel un tm
Rydyn ni'n gyflogwr lleol balch; mae tua 80% o'n gweithlu o 15,000 yn byw o fewn ein rhanbarth. O ganlyniad, nid enaid y sefydliad yn unig y mae ein staff yn ei gynrychioli, ond y cymunedau amrywiol rydyn ni'n eu gwasanaethu.