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We are looking for an experienced Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to join the Pharmacy and Palliative Care team within Cardiff and Vale University Health board.
The role will be based at University Hospital Llandough but will involve working as an integral part of our Medicines Management Pharmacy and Palliative Care teams primarily at Marie Curie but also across the Health board.
Registration with the General Pharmacy Council (GPhC) and recognised ACT and Medicines management qualification is essential for this role.
Duties
To support the Directorate Palliative Care Pharmacist for Cardiff and Vale and Marie in delivering a high standard of medicines management care to patients with palliative care needs in the hospice and across the Cardiff and Vale Hospital sites. Duties will include:
* Providing a high standard of patient care in relation to medicines management
* Leading, managing and accountable for the pharmacy service to the hospice in-patient unit. This would include monitoring, supervising and developing the medicines management service to the benefit of patients.
* Responsibility for supporting policy and service development of medicines management systems within the hospice
* Support and delivering education around medicines management to hospice staff and other healthcare professionals seeking palliative input.
* Developing initiatives, providing both general and specialist advice and promoting safer more cost-effective use of medicines within the Hospice. To reduce medicines related risk-factors and wastage.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Postle Job title: Pharmacy Email address: julie.postle@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number: 029207425566
Julie Postle
Dispensary Manager
julie.postle@wales.nhs.uk
0292015566
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