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The adult PN team support the multidisciplinary home parenteral nutrition (HPN) and intestinal failure service at UHW to provide PN tailored for the needs of each individual patient. Therefore, the candidate needs to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to be able to communicate effectively with both patients and colleagues (inside or outside the Nutrition Support Team (NST) or aseptic pharmacy team).
This is an advanced role and we need a forward thinking, proactive candidate to be responsible for, and ensure timely supply and safe provision of PN for patients; whilst navigating the everyday realities/practicalities/challenges of aseptic production (GCP, GMP compliance, local audit, capacity).
The successful applicant will perform the following mainstay of activities:
- Order, schedule and co-ordinate supply of inpatient adult PN (including standard bag dispensing and checking).
- Process PN formulation throughput using Abacus software (including stability assessment)
- Audit and oversee PN stock control and usage.
- Assist in designated aseptic preparation sessions (inside the unit), and also contribute to product approval/release sessions (outside the unit), for Section 10 products (chemotherapy, CIVAS and TPN).
- Support clinical ward-based activities where possible, including basic patient review, fridge checks, blood test ordering, and patient prioritisation (e.g. for compounded PN)
- Assist in clinical audit and service evaluation activities relating to the adult PN service (including data collection), to either implement process changes to enhance the needs of the patient, or streamline PN related activities.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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: Susanna Harwood Job title: Parenteral Nutrition Specialist Pharmacist Email address: Telephone number: 0292
If Unavailable, Please Contact
- Sean Dodington Specialist PN Pharmacist or
- Caroline Davies Operations Manager SMPU
We have an exciting new opportunity for an accredited Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) to join the adult parenteral nutrition (PN) team within specialist services at Cardiff & Vale UHB. The role encompasses both clinical and technical pharmacy remits and as such the post requires the individual to work across two sites University Hospital of Wales (UHW) and St Mary’s Pharmaceutical Unit (SMPU).
The adult PN team support the multidisciplinary home parenteral nutrition (HPN) and intestinal failure service at UHW to provide PN tailored for the needs of each individual patient. Therefore, the candidate needs to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to be able to communicate effectively with both patients and colleagues (inside or outside the Nutrition Support Team (NST) or aseptic pharmacy team).
This is an advanced role and we need a forward thinking, proactive candidate to be responsible for, and ensure timely supply and safe provision of PN for patients; whilst navigating the everyday realities/practicalities/challenges of aseptic production (GCP, GMP compliance, local audit, capacity).
The successful applicant will perform the following mainstay of activities:
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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: Susanna Harwood Job title: Parenteral Nutrition Specialist Pharmacist Email address: Telephone number: 0292
If Unavailable, Please Contact
The adult PN team support the multidisciplinary home parenteral nutrition (HPN) and intestinal failure service at UHW to provide PN tailored for the needs of each individual patient. Therefore, the candidate needs to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to be able to communicate effectively with both patients and colleagues (inside or outside the Nutrition Support Team (NST) or aseptic pharmacy team).
This is an advanced role and we need a forward thinking, proactive candidate to be responsible for, and ensure timely supply and safe provision of PN for patients; whilst navigating the everyday realities/practicalities/challenges of aseptic production (GCP, GMP compliance, local audit, capacity).
The successful applicant will perform the following mainstay of activities:
- Order, schedule and co-ordinate supply of inpatient adult PN (including standard bag dispensing and checking).
- Process PN formulation throughput using Abacus software (including stability assessment)
- Audit and oversee PN stock control and usage.
- Assist in designated aseptic preparation sessions (inside the unit), and also contribute to product approval/release sessions (outside the unit), for Section 10 products (chemotherapy, CIVAS and TPN).
- Support clinical ward-based activities where possible, including basic patient review, fridge checks, blood test ordering, and patient prioritisation (e.g. for compounded PN)
- Assist in clinical audit and service evaluation activities relating to the adult PN service (including data collection), to either implement process changes to enhance the needs of the patient, or streamline PN related activities.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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: Susanna Harwood Job title: Parenteral Nutrition Specialist Pharmacist Email address: Telephone number: 0292
If Unavailable, Please Contact
- Sean Dodington Specialist PN Pharmacist or
- Caroline Davies Operations Manager SMPU
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