Advanced Pharmacist - Primary Care - Tywi / Taf Cluster

Tywi/Taf cluster is seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Advanced Pharmacist to help deliver high-quality, patient-centred care. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual, who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about medicines optimisation and improving patient outcomes. The Tywi/Taf cluster brings together GP practices and community health services to support around 62,000 patients across Carmarthenshire, from Carmarthen to rural communities (such as Llandovery and Whitland), through integrated, locally tailored care. As an Advanced Pharmacist, you will play a key role in supporting the coordination and delivery of clinical services within the cluster. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, you will utilise your independent prescribing skills, provide expert medicines advice, and support safe and effective prescribing practices. You will also assist with service evaluation and improvement initiatives, and provide mentorship to colleagues where appropriate. Your work will focus on implementing medicines optimisation strategies, reducing unwarranted variation, and ensuring high standards of patient safety and care. To succeed in this dynamic role, you will need to be adaptable, proactive, and responsive to service needs. Strong communication skills, clinical expertise, and a commitment to innovation and collaborative working are essential., You will

• Provide expert clinical and professional pharmacy services to patients in primary care,demonstrating high levels of expertise and skills across the four pillars of advanced practice
• Apply in-depth knowledge and skills, whilst providing clinical services to individual patients or patient groupsrequiring complex care.
• Provide highly specialist advice and guidance to members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within primary care and across the interface with secondary care
• Work collaboratively with others using negotiating skills to progress changes in prescribing patterns, which may be contentious and to overcome resistance to change in delivering cost effective and value-based solutions
• Monitor prescribing activity and expenditure within area of responsibility, contributing to budget management and financial stewardship.
• Support improvements in cost-effective and prudent use of medicines, utilising and analysing data, ensuring patient centred holistic care and management of clinical condition.
• Support the development of education and training provision, to support the growth of others and advance practice.
• Evaluates and identifies personal learning needs, creating a tailored development plan to enhance clinical skills and knowledge to expand scope of practice, while also fostering leadership abilities and the capacity to mentor others.
  
  Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers. Our services are provided in:
• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services