THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 24 MONTHS DUE TO FUNDING.
If you wish to be offered on a secondment basis, you will need to have gained your line manager's approval for the secondment prior to going to interview.
Join Our Team at Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB)!
Are you a highly motivated and dynamic pharmacist looking to advance your career? SBUHB offers an exciting opportunity to embark on a two-year fixed-term rotational training programme, designed to develop your skills and confidence as a post-registration pharmacist.
Our rotational training programme allows pharmacists to rotate across up to two base sites, offering exposure to a broad range of specialties. While specific rotations cannot be guaranteed, the opportunities on offer include: Morriston Hospital: Acute Medicine, Paediatrics and Intensive Care Unit. Singleton Hospital: Oncology, Haematology, Women's Health, and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Cefn Coed Hospital: Specialist Mental Health Services. Medicines Management Team: Supporting innovative services such as Virtual Wards and Heart Failure Clinics. Neath Port Talbot Hospital: Orthopaedic surgery, Anticoagulation and Prehabilitation clinics.
Learning pathway
We are committed to supporting your professional development. You will undertake a recognised post-registration qualification or credential, with access to a structured programme of learning designed to equip you with the skills needed to deliver advanced, specialist care.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 pharmacist, you will undertake a variety of responsibilities depending on your rotation and allocated sites. These may include providing clinical pharmacy services on wards, where you will ensure the safe and effective use of medicines, optimise patient care through medication reviews, and offer expert advice to the multidisciplinary team. You will also contribute to the operation of the dispensary, including screening prescriptions, checking dispensed medications, and ensuring the timely supply of medicines to patients.
If rotating to the Medicines Management Team, your role will include input into multidisciplinary virtual ward rounds and support for clinics such as heart failure.
This varied role offers a robust foundation for your career, with exposure to a wide array of specialties and practice environments, fostering professional growth and development.
The pharmacy team provides a 7-day service and an out-of-hours emergency service. The role will involve developing competence across these services and participating in rotas in accordance with each base site.
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex, religion or belief, race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership, or whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We welcome applications from foundation trainee pharmacists registering with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in August 2025 and from pharmacists who have already gained registration, in any sector of practice.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Masters Degree in Pharmacy Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Experience of working as a registered clinical pharmacist
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
Practicing Pharmacist Professionally accountable for actions
Desirable
Experience of working in a range of clinical specialities
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Good written communication skills Demonstrates a commitment to self-study and self-development Digital skills demonstrated Present potentially complex data to a variety of audiences
Personal Attributes
Essential
Able to work autonomously, and work effectively as part of a team Justifies application to SB
Employer details
Employer name
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Address
Morriston Hospital
Heol Maes Eglwys, Morriston
Swansea
SA6 6NL
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
130-PST010-0125 #J-18808-Ljbffr
If you wish to be offered on a secondment basis, you will need to have gained your line manager's approval for the secondment prior to going to interview.
Join Our Team at Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB)!
Are you a highly motivated and dynamic pharmacist looking to advance your career? SBUHB offers an exciting opportunity to embark on a two-year fixed-term rotational training programme, designed to develop your skills and confidence as a post-registration pharmacist.
Our rotational training programme allows pharmacists to rotate across up to two base sites, offering exposure to a broad range of specialties. While specific rotations cannot be guaranteed, the opportunities on offer include: Morriston Hospital: Acute Medicine, Paediatrics and Intensive Care Unit. Singleton Hospital: Oncology, Haematology, Women's Health, and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Cefn Coed Hospital: Specialist Mental Health Services. Medicines Management Team: Supporting innovative services such as Virtual Wards and Heart Failure Clinics. Neath Port Talbot Hospital: Orthopaedic surgery, Anticoagulation and Prehabilitation clinics.
Learning pathway
We are committed to supporting your professional development. You will undertake a recognised post-registration qualification or credential, with access to a structured programme of learning designed to equip you with the skills needed to deliver advanced, specialist care.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 pharmacist, you will undertake a variety of responsibilities depending on your rotation and allocated sites. These may include providing clinical pharmacy services on wards, where you will ensure the safe and effective use of medicines, optimise patient care through medication reviews, and offer expert advice to the multidisciplinary team. You will also contribute to the operation of the dispensary, including screening prescriptions, checking dispensed medications, and ensuring the timely supply of medicines to patients.
If rotating to the Medicines Management Team, your role will include input into multidisciplinary virtual ward rounds and support for clinics such as heart failure.
This varied role offers a robust foundation for your career, with exposure to a wide array of specialties and practice environments, fostering professional growth and development.
The pharmacy team provides a 7-day service and an out-of-hours emergency service. The role will involve developing competence across these services and participating in rotas in accordance with each base site.
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex, religion or belief, race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership, or whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We welcome applications from foundation trainee pharmacists registering with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in August 2025 and from pharmacists who have already gained registration, in any sector of practice.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Masters Degree in Pharmacy Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Experience of working as a registered clinical pharmacist
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
Practicing Pharmacist Professionally accountable for actions
Desirable
Experience of working in a range of clinical specialities
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Good written communication skills Demonstrates a commitment to self-study and self-development Digital skills demonstrated Present potentially complex data to a variety of audiences
Personal Attributes
Essential
Able to work autonomously, and work effectively as part of a team Justifies application to SB
Employer details
Employer name
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Address
Morriston Hospital
Heol Maes Eglwys, Morriston
Swansea
SA6 6NL
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
130-PST010-0125 #J-18808-Ljbffr
