Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacist
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months (or Fixed Term Contract. Flexible working and progression from Band 7-8a would be considered.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 251-FCSS8017
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basingstoke - cross-site working is required
- Town
- Basingstoke
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Antimicrobial Pharmacist
Band 8a
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
Antimicrobial resistance remains a significant public health challenge and the antimicrobial stewardship agenda is one of the top priorities for the NHS. We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic & experienced clinical pharmacist to join our established Pharmacy Infection Team.
The successful candidate will work within a specialist Pharmacy team, alongside Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Consultants and the wider Trust clinical teams, to lead the Trust's antimicrobial stewardship program, including OPAT. Regional/national collaboration and clinical research is encouraged. HHFT has a strong digital program that supports antimicrobial stewardship – including EPMA and electronic patient records.
You will need:
- Clinical knowledge & understanding of antimicrobial stewardship
- Excellent communication, negotiation and leadership skills, to be used in support of multi-disciplinary teams
What we Offer:
- Support for training and development of skills across the four
pillars of clinical practice, leadership, education and research - Your life outside HHFT is important and the Trust are happy to consider applications for flexible working patterns: to be discussed at interview
Main duties of the job
- Lead Pharmacist in antimicrobial stewardship - working as/towards non-medical prescribing in the speciality. Role includes teaching, training, audit and research.
- Day to day clinical management of patients, within speciality, with regard to medicines optimisation.
- To lead, develop, deliver and evaluate the clinical pharmacy service for antimicrobial stewardship.
- To provide regular drug usage/expenditure reports, including opportunities for cost improvement (CIP) for the clinical speciality.
- To ensure the effective management and development of staff, including line management, mentoring and supervision.
Working for our organisation
Who we are:
Antimicrobial Stewardship at HHFT is supported by consultants in microbiology and infectious diseases, infection control nurses, antimicrobial pharmacists and a pharmacy technician who work closely together to ensure appropriate antimicrobial use and to prevent resistance and healthcare-associated infections. You will also work closely with the friendly & supportive clinical pharmacy team.
About the trust:
Our core values (iCARE): Inclusivity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Encourage are in place to support of four clear objectives: outstanding care of patients, empowering staff, sustainable growth and innovating for the future.
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country.
We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
For further information about this role please see Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Project management
- Non-medical prescriber
- Quality improvement training
Experience
Essential criteria
- NHS management experience
- Experience leading or working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Antimicrobial stewardship experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering postgraduate training and education
- Publications
UK Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Society
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natalie Parker
- Job title
- Lead Antimicrobial Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01962 824183
- Additional information
Or
Taryn Keyser
Deputy Chief Pharmacist
01256 313339
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