Overview
Community Pharmacy Research Fellowship – Redwood Building, Cardiff
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University
We are seeking to engage motivated, GPhC registered Community Pharmacists to work within the Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences as a Community Research Fellow. This exciting opportunity is designed to build capacity and leadership in commercial and academic research delivered in primary care and community settings, directly addressing a key Welsh Government priority to increase community pharmacy research and related pace of delivery across Wales.
The successful applicant will be a practising community pharmacist in Wales with a clear understanding of the structure of primary care across NHS Wales. A Pharmacy degree (MPharm or equivalent) is essential, as is full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). The post holder must have an interest in research delivery or research leadership and be motivated to support commercial and academic research in community pharmacy settings.
Working within a multidisciplinary academic and practice environment, you will:
– Support the engagement of community pharmacies in commercial and academic research
– Support individual pharmacy premises to develop scalable models for research delivery in the community
– Work closely with academic partners and research networks to reduce barriers to commercial and academic research participation
– Build personal expertise in research methodology, regulatory processes, and research delivery
– Contribute to outputs aligned with national priorities, including reports, publications, and funding development
– Partake in a programme of professional development activities that build your skills and expertise in research delivery
– Build strong academic partnerships by collaborating with and contributing to teaching and research across the School, the wider University and the Wales Primary Care and Community Research Delivery Network
This post offers protected time, structured mentorship, tailored development opportunities, and a generous professional development budget for community pharmacists interested in research delivery and maximising the potential in Wales to be a leader in community pharmacy research.
Why join us?
– Be part of a nationally strategic programme supporting Wales’ ambition to become a leading location for commercial and academic clinical research in community pharmacy
– Gain hands-on experience at the interface of academia, primary care, secondary care and industry
– Develop skills that support future roles in research leadership, academia, or research-active practice
About you
We are keen to hear from community pharmacists who:
– Hold full GPhC registration and are currently practising in Wales
– Have an interest in research delivery or research leadership
– Are motivated to support commercial and academic research in community pharmacy settings
– Value collaboration across academic, clinical, and industry partners
– Previous research experience is welcome but not essential; enthusiasm, curiosity, and commitment to improving research access in the community are key.
This post is part time (28 hours per week equivalent to four days a week) and is fixed term for 24 months.
This post will be based between Redwood Building, Cardiff University and out in the community
The Fellowship is anticipated to be administered as a secondment arrangement and as such, permission will need to be sought from your current employer before applying.
We encourage you to have an informal discussion about the role and/or eligibility aligned to your current employment status with Professor Efi Mantzourani: mantzouranie1@cardiff.ac.uk
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Yr Ysgol Fferylliaeth a’r Gwyddorau Fferyllol, Prifysgol Caerdydd Rydym yn chwilio am Fferyllwyr Cymunedol llawn cymhellant sydd wedi’u cofrestru gyda’r Cyngor Fferyllol Cyffredinol (GPhC) i weithio yn yr Ysgol Fferylliaeth a’r Gwyddorau Fferyllol Prifysgol Caerdydd fel Cymrawd Ymchwil Cymunedol. Bwriad y cyfle cyffrous hwn yw meithrin gallu ac arweinyddiaeth mewn ymchwil fasnachol ac academaidd a ddarperir mewn lleoliadau gofal sylfaenol a chymunedol, i fynd i’r afael yn uniongyrchol â blaenoriaeth allweddol Llywodraeth Cymru i gynyddu ymchwil fferylliaeth gymunedol a chyflymder cyflenwi cysylltiedig ledled Cymru.
• Cefnogi’r gwaith o ymgysylltu â fferyllfeydd cymunedol mewn ymchwil fasnachol ac academaidd
• Cefnogi fferyllfeydd unigol i ddatblygu modelau y gellir eu hehangu ar gyfer cyflawni ymchwil yn y gymuned
• Gweithio’n agos gyda phartneriaid academaidd a rhwydweithiau ymchwil i leihau rhwystrau at gymryd rhan mewn ymchwil fasnachol ac academaidd
• Meithrin arbenigedd personol mewn methodoleg ymchwil, prosesau rheoleiddio, a chyflawni ymchwil
• Cyfrannu at allbynnau sy’n cyd-fynd â blaenoriaethau cenedlaethol, gan gynnwys adroddiadau, cyhoeddiadau, a datblygu cyllid
• Cymryd rhan mewn rhaglen o weithgareddau datblygu proffesiynol sy’n meithrin eich sgiliau a’ch arbenigedd wrth gyflawni ymchwil
• Meithrin partneriaethau academaidd cryf drwy gydweithio a chyfrannu at addysgu ac ymchwil yn yr Ysgol, y Brifysgol ehangach a
• Cewch fod yn rhan o raglen strategol genedlaethol sy’n cefnogi uchelgais Cymru i ddod yn lleoliad blaenllaw ar gyfer ymchwil glinigol fasnachol ac academaidd mewn fferylliaeth gymunedol
• Gweithio mewn Ysgol gefnogol iawn sydd â hanes cryf o ymchwil ym maes gofal sylfaenol
• Cewch brofiad ymarferol ar ryngwyneb y byd academaidd, gofal sylfaenol, gofal eilaidd a’r diwydiant
• Cyfle i ddatblygu sgiliau a fydd yn cefnogi rolau yn y dyfodol ym maes arweinyddiaeth ymchwil, y byd academaidd, neu ymarfer ymchwil weithredol
Rydym yn awyddus i glywed gan fferyllwyr cymunedol sy’n bodloni’r canlynol:
• Cofrestriad llawn gan y GPhC ac yn ymarfer yng Nghymru ar hyn o bryd
• Diddordeb mewn cyflawni ymchwil neu arweinyddiaeth ymchwil
• Cymhelliad i gefnogi ymchwil fasnachol ac academaidd mewn fferyllfeydd cymunedol
• Gwerthfawrogiad o gydweithio gyda phartneriaid academaidd, clinigol ac yn y diwydiant
Croesewir profiad ymchwil blaenorol ond nid yw’n hanfodol; mae brwdfrydedd, chwilfrydedd, ac ymrwymiad i wella mynediad ymchwil yn y gymuned yn allweddol.
Lleolir y swydd hon yn Adeilad Redwood, Prifysgol Caerdydd ac yn y gymuned
Disgwylir y bydd y Gymrodoriaeth yn cael ei chynnig fel trefniant secondiad, ac felly, bydd angen awdurdod gan eich cyflogwr presennol cyn gwneud cais.
Rydym yn eich annog i gael sgwrs anffurfiol am y rôl a/neu gymhwysedd yn unol â’ch statws cyflogaeth presennol gyda’r Athro Efi Mantzourani: mantzouranie1@caerdydd.ac.uk
Cyflog: Agored i drafodaeth, yn seiliedig ar drefniant cyflog presennol.
Dyddiad hysbysebu: Dydd Iau, 16 Gorffennaf 2026
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