Advanced Pharmacist (Antimicrobial Specialist): Sponsorship Available

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Job summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic pharmacist to lead the antimicrobial stewardship strategy within Withybush General Hospital, allowing the post holder to make a real difference to antimicrobial resistance.

We are looking for a highly motivated Pharmacist with excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills.

Working closely with patients and the multidisciplinary team you will need to be enthusiastic, have excellent problem solving skills. We are looking for an individual who can work independently with excellent prioritization skills and the ability to use their initiative.

Applicants must be registered as pharmacists with the GPhC, completed a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent).

We are a patient-centred and progressive team who collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary teams enhancing patient safety through professional advice to prescribers, discharge planning and attending consultant led ward rounds.

Main duties of the job

Working with the Medicines Management Team, Consultant Microbiologists and other Health Board Antimicrobial Pharmacists, you will help to deliver antimicrobial stewardship throughout the hospital.

You will help deliver these ambitions using several initiatives and interventions, including local and national audits and feedback; contributing to and implementing local and national antimicrobial prescribing guidelines; working towards achieving Welsh Government targets and supporting the education and training of health care workers in antimicrobial stewardship.

Approximately half the time will be spent on antibiotic related duties and the other half on other clinical duties. You will work with the multidisciplinary team, monitoring financial expenditure, undertaking research and service improvement, alongside supporting the core pharmacy services in the dispensary and on wards.

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 general medical wards, developing their pharmacist role.

Applicants will be required to take part in the weekend, bank holiday and on-call rota.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • Masters degree in Pharmacy
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Postgraduate MSc or Diploma in area of practice or equivalent experience or qualifications

Desirable

  • Independent Prescriber
  • Aseptic Preparation and Dispensing of Medicines (Leeds University) or equivalent if role includes aseptics
  • Registered as QC if role includes aseptics
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • Accredited supervisor for foundation or post foundation Pharmacists

Experience

Essential

  • Specialist knowledge of medicines management systems and process in an integrated NHS
  • Knowledge and experience of healthcare
  • Specialist knowledge of own field of practice gained through diploma level training and experience

Desirable

  • Demonstrate specialist knowledge in more than one field.
  • Practice Research Experience
  • Training and education of pharmacy staff and other HCPs
  • Experience of managing change
  • Experience of service improvement

Language requirements

Desirable

  • Welsh speaker – level 1

Other

Essential

  • Flexible approach to needs of the service to undertake on call work, weekend and evening opening.
  • Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 6 September 2026

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