About this role
Job summary
To support service delivery, governance, and sustainability, Hywel Dda UHB will appoint a 22.5 hour Lead Pharmacist to provide professional leadership, clinical oversight, and operational management of the Clinical Streaming Hub Pharmacist role(s).
The Lead Pharmacist will provide strategic, clinical, and professional leadership for pharmacy input into the Clinical Streaming Hub, ensuring safe, effective, and consistent medicines optimisation within urgent care streaming.
The post holder will:
Manage and support the Band 8a Clinical Streaming Hub Pharmacist(s)
Ensure pharmacy contribution aligns with UEC, frailty, andcommunity-basedcare priorities
Provide senior clinicalexpertiseand professional governance
Lead development, evaluation, and sustainability of the pharmacy streaming model
Main duties of the job
Provide senior pharmacy leadership within the Clinical Streaming Hubs, acting as the responsible professional lead for Hub pharmacists. Ensure safe, consistent, evidence-based medicines optimisation and provide expert advice on complex medicines-related streaming decisions.
Line manage, appraise, and supervise Band 8a pharmacists, supporting professional development, advanced practice progression, and competency assurance. Ensure safe, sustainable clinical cover and foster a high-performing pharmacy workforce.
Lead development and review of SOPs, pathways, and protocols for pharmacy streaming, ensuring compliance with GPhC standards, NHS Wales policy, and Hywel Dda governance frameworks. Contribute to clinical risk management, incident review, audit, service evaluation, and QI.
Act as senior pharmacy link between the Clinical Streaming Hub and primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care, and frailty/community response services. Lead education and mentorship for pharmacy staff, supporting non-pharmacy clinicians with medicines and frailty-related education.
Contribute to development of advanced practice roles and provide senior pharmacy input to service planning, escalation, and transformation. Support operational resilience during high demand or service change.
Accountable to the Director of Pharmacy/Hywel Dda pharmacy leadership, aligned operationally with Clinical Streaming Hub and UEC structures, with line management responsibility for pharmacist(s).
About us
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); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Job description Job responsibilities
If you have the drive to foster a culture of continuous improvement for yourself and others and have the motivation to push pharmacy to the forefront of delivering high quality patient care, then Hywel Dda is the perfect place for you to take the next step in your career.
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 07/07/2026.
Person Specification
Language Skills Desirable
Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Qualifications and Knowledge Essential
Master's degree in Pharmacy Registered pharmacist with GPhC Post graduate Diploma qualification in pharmacy related area or equivalent experience Independent Prescriber Qualification Up to date clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge Sound knowledge of prescribing, pharmacy and medicines management issues faced in primary and secondary care Understanding of the NHS and political environment
Desirable
Membership of specialist body e.g. UKCPA., RPS Leadership/ Management qualification Teaching experience to train pharmacy staff, and other health care professionals. Accredited designated supervisor for foundation and post-foundation pharmacists
Experience Essential
Experience of working in Secondary Care and or Primary Care in a multidisciplinary environment Experience of training and mentoring Experience of being an accredited designated supervisor for foundation and post-foundation pharmacists Experience of audit / service improvement techniques Experience of facilitating change to improve clinical practice Experience of managing a patient cohort with the responsibility for the delivery of medications through prescribing, and the further responsibility for the ongoing management plan. Extensive and substantive experience practicing as a non-medical prescriber, having developed a wide or highly specialist scope of practice Previous experience of working with clinicians and multidisciplinary/multiagency work
Desirable
Leadership / Management experience.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Hywel Dda University Health Board
Address To be confirmed with candidate
Llanelli, Haverfordwest, Cardigan
SA14 8QF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://hduhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)