Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacist
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 270-TF172-CORP-A
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Berrywood Hospital
- Town
- Northampton
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/09/2024
Employer heading
Advanced Pharmacist Medicines Safety and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Band 8a
Job overview
We have a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced pharmacist to join our friendly pharmacy team as the Medication Safety and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist
NHFT is a combined mental heath and community Trust. We provide services to two mental health hospitals – Berrywood Hospital, Northampton and St Mary’s Hospital, Kettering. We also provide services to community hospital sites in Corby, Wellingborough, Brackley and Danetre and hospices in Kettering and Northampton as well as a wide range of community-based services including community mental health, community nursing, children’s services, sexual health, podiatry, therapy and specialist dental services.
This is a pivotal position in the Pharmacy Department and the post holder will support the Medication Safety Officer and Chief Pharmacist to progress the medicines safety agenda.
Along with Medicines Safety Officer (MSO) you will support the development, delivery and optimisation of the medicines safety agenda for the Trust. You will also lead, develop, deliver and evaluate input into antimicrobial stewardship and infection management throughout the Trust in accordance with local and national standards and policies, ensuring the safe, clinical and cost-effective use of antimicrobials.
Interviews are planned for Monday 9th September 2024.
Main duties of the job
You will support the MSO to co-ordinate medicines related Clinical Governance activities across the Trust ensuring governance of medicines management is fully integrated within the organisation. You will support the running of the Trust Medicines Safety Group, to produce Trust wide medicines safety communications.
You will work with the infection prevention and control team (IPC) and key clinicians to support the development of a Trust antimicrobial stewardship strategy and review antimicrobial prescribing data.
You will also have a clinical commitment in providing a clinical pharmacy service to an allocated wards within the Trust and will report to the Deputy Chief Pharmacist.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacist
- MPharm degree, or equivalent pharmacy qualification
- Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent level of knowledge and experience)
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience within the NHS setting
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
- Experience of teaching, mentoring and tutoring
- Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
- Experience of data collection, analysis and report writing
Desirable criteria
- Experience of prescribing within a specialty to optimise medicines for specific patient groups
- Experience of investigating incidents
- Management qualification relevant to the NHS
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines management policies and procedures
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natalie Fasham
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07730 192717
- Additional information
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, innovative, and supportive Pharmacy Department, so for further details or to arrange a visit please contact Natalie Fasham, Deputy Chief Pharmacist on 07730192717 or email [email protected]; or Michaela Cox, Chief Pharmacist on 07909 537776 or email [email protected]
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