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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
10 months (Fixed term / Secondment until 31st October 2025)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
432-HR1570-24
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colchester Hospital
Town
Colchester
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/11/2024 23:59

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Lead Clinical Pharmacist – Antimicrobial Stewardship

NHS AfC: Band 8a

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic pharmacist looking for a challenge in an acute hospital trust? 

An opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Pharmacist to join the Trust’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Team within ESNEFT. Due to career progression, we have a fixed term or secondment opportunity for until 31st October 2025. This job will also suit a developmental role at Band 7 which would progress to Band 8a after achievement of all relevant competencies and practice gaps. 

Based at Colchester hospital, you will spend approximately half of your time working on the Antimicrobial Stewardship agenda and the remaining half working at ward level within the clinical pharmacy service.

Our friendly pharmacy team are dedicated to nurturing, mentoring and developing our staff to reach their full potential. We provide pharmacy forums, tutorials and weekly ICS/ESNEFT delivered educational workshops. We support personal development plans, smart objective setting and opportunities for study.

ESNEFT is about to embark on a full site wide implementation of the EPIC electronic patient record which includes electronic prescribing and administration and pharmacy stock control system replacement.

In addition to our fully automated dispensaries, we host one of the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service medicines advice sites and the Regional Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit (including a brand new Aseptic facility).

Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only

 

Main duties of the job

Please see this link for information about our Pharmacy Service: https://esneft.pagetiger.com/buqzfou/1

Support the delivery of clinical pharmacy services relating to anti-infective medicines management in accordance with the objectives set out by the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team.

Be the recognised specialist (and Colchester lead) for anti-infective medication.

Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the optimal and cost effective use of anti-infective medicines within divisions, with a specific focus on anti-infective treatment.

Ensure that all required medication safety and clinical governance issues are actioned and implemented in a timely manner; especially those relating to anti-infective related patients.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patient

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous extensive hospital experience inclusive of Clinical Pharmacy practice
  • Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working
  • Handling of high risk medicines
  • Previous experience of educating and training other staff
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working with specialist antimicrobial patients

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Medicines Management
  • Clinical knowledge of issues relevant to patients receiving antimicrobials gained through training & experience
  • Good all-round clinical knowledge in other areas and practical skills
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of clinical/financial issues relating to cross site and multisector practice

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GPhC registered
  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus Pre-registration training or equivalent
  • Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or clinical equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Non-Medical Prescribing qualification

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Paul Mills
Job title
Associate Chief Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07749003853
Additional information

Chris Holman, Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Antimicrobial Stewardship [current post holder on secondment], [email protected], 07543302105

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Colchester General Hospital
Telephone
07789651269
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