You'll collaborate with a dedicated team of professionals and have the opportunity to advance your career in a supportive, fast-paced environment. As an Authorised Pharmacist, you'll oversee all aspects of aseptic medicine preparation and enhance the quality of our services as a senior Quality Assurance pharmacist. We're particularly keen to hear from women who are passionate about using their knowledge to make a difference in healthcare. If you bring enthusiasm and the drive to contribute to positive change, we invite you to apply, whether you’re a Welsh speaker or not. Join us in creating a future where quality care is at the heart of everything we do!
An exciting opening has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our dynamic and innovative team in the Pharmacy Aseptic Unit at the Royal Gwent Hospital. Our unit prepares and supplies a wide range of aseptic products to support our specialist haematology, oncology and neonatal units across Aneurin Bevan.
This split post offers a fantastic opportunity to work at an advanced level in both aseptic preparation services and quality assurance. Working in a fast-paced, quality-focused environment, you will be able to use your knowledge and skills to make a real difference to the lives of our patients through the safe and efficient provision of aseptically prepared medicines.
The postholder will be supported by our excellent Technical Services Aseptic/QA team comprising Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Science Manufacturing Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants.
Within this role, you will be a key participant in the operational delivery of a highly specialist technical Production and Aseptics pharmacy service:
- As an Authorised Pharmacist for the Pharmacy Aseptic Unit (PAU), you will supervise all aspects of aseptic medicines preparation in accordance with relevant local, regional and national guidelines and regulations.
- As a senior Quality Assurance pharmacist, you will assure quality of all medicines prepared within the PAU, in addition to maintaining and developing the electronic Pharmaceutical Quality System in accordance with legal, regulatory and best-practice requirements.
In conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist QA/QC, you will be responsible for providing QA services to the wider organisation, including risk assessing and advising on unlicensed medicines, and responding to reports of defective medicines and medical devices.
This role will also provide the opportunity to deputise for the Principal Pharmacist QA/QC and the Principal Pharmacist Production and Aseptic Services for periods of absence.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document for full details of the duties, responsibilities and key relationships of this role.
This post may be included in a forthcoming organisational change process, to create the Transforming Access to Medicines (TrAMs) Service. The nature and timescales of the proposed change will be subject to consultation in conjunction with the All-Wales Organisational Change Policy. There is no anticipated risk to employment due to this change. Please contact the recruiting manager if you wish to discuss this further. More information on the TrAMs programme can be found here: Transforming Access to Medicines - NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Maen bosibl y bydd y swydd hon yn cael ei chynnwys mewn proses newid sefydliadol sydd ar ddod, i greur Gwasanaeth Trawsnewid Mynediad at Feddyginiaethau (TrAMs). Bydd math ac amserlenni'r newid arfaethedig yn destun ymgynghoriad ar y cyd Pholisi Newid Sefydliadol Cymru Gyfan. Ni ragwelir y bydd risg i gyflogaeth oherwydd y newid hwn. Cysylltwch 'r rheolwr recriwtio os hoffech drafod hyn ymhellach. Mae rhagor o wybodaeth am raglen TrAMs ar gael yma: Trawsnewid Mynediad at Feddyginiaethau - Partneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
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