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Bank Pharmacist
Spire Cardiff Hospital, Pontprennau | Bank Pharmacist | Pharmacy | Private Hospital | Competitive pay | Flexible working | Cardiff | Free on-site parking
Spire Cardiff Hospital, located in Pontprennau near Cardiff, is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our bank team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a genuine difference—ensuring patients receive safe, effective treatment and the very best outcomes from their care. Your expertise will play a vital role in supporting clinical teams, optimising medicines management and maintaining the highest standards of patient safety.
Working across wards, theatres and outpatient services, you will be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team delivering a comprehensive, patient-focused pharmacy service. This role offers flexibility to work shifts that fit around your commitments, making it ideal for those looking to maintain work-life balance while continuing to develop clinically.
Duties and Responsibilities:
In this role, you will:
- Provide an exemplary pharmacy service in line with current legislation, professional standards and clinical requirements
- Offer expert advice to consultants, clinicians and patients, ensuring the safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medicines
- Support the safe management of medicines across the hospital, ensuring full compliance with regulatory standards
- Promote a multidisciplinary, patient-centred approach to delivering high-quality healthcare
- Contribute to continuous improvement and safe and effective clinical practice
Who we’re looking for:
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You’ll be a collaborative and patient-focused professional with strong clinical judgement and a proactive approach.
- Qualified Pharmacist with GPhC registration (no restrictions)
- Previous hospital experience (minimum 2 years desirable)
- SAP experience desirable but not essential
- Strong communication skills with a personable, empathetic approach
- A team player who thrives in a supportive clinical environment
Success in this role means delivering safe, efficient pharmacy services while building strong relationships with clinical teams.
Contract Type: Bank
Working Hours: Monday – Friday 08:30 – 17:00 and Saturday 08:30 – 17:00
Benefits:
- Competitive hourly rates, paid weekly
- Flexible working to suit your lifestyle
- Free on-site parking (saving you on travel costs)
- Access to Spire Healthcare pension
- Blue Light Card discounts
- Free uniform and DBS
- Full induction and mandatory training updates
- Ongoing training and development opportunities, with pathways into permanent roles
- Dedicated support from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team
Our Values:
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
Our people are our difference—it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Join Spire Cardiff in Pontprennau and be part of a team that plays a vital role in delivering safe, high-quality patient care.
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For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about career opportunities with Spire, please contact Alison Roberts at alison.roberts@spirehealthcare.com [alison.roberts@spirehealthcare.com].
Closing Date: If sufficient applications are received, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Please submit your application as soon as possible.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.
Spire Cardiff Hospital is the largest, modern provider of private healthcare in Wales. We’re experts in a wide range of treatments and conditions, as well as being an orthopaedic centre of excellence, delivering exceptional quality of care for musculoskeletal (bone and muscle) related conditions.
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