Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 409-6169113-A
- Employer
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southport District General Hospital
- Town
- Southport
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/06/2024
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Antimicrobials
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a specialist antimicrobial pharmacist. We are looking recruit an experienced pharmacist with a keen interest in antimicrobial clinical pharmacy and antimicrobial stewardship to join our expanding clinical team. The successful applicant will take lead responsibility to support and implement quality-driven Antimicrobial Clinical Pharmacy Services to the Trust. This will ensure antimicrobial therapies are used in a safe, effective, prudent, patient-centred and efficient manner.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will promote appropriate and cost-effective antibiotic prescribing across the Trust in collaboration with the Consultant Medical Microbiologists. You will lead in drug usage analysis, identification of budget pressures arising from new products, co-ordination of projects and audits and the development and maintenance of guidelines, policies and protocols relating to antimicrobials. The Trust is currently undergoing the implementation of EPMA and the post-holder will have a significant input into improved antimicrobial prescribing and therapeutic drug monitoring using electronic systems.
Working for our organisation
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached JD for full details.
You will have, or be working towards, a post graduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy and will have recent experience in the pharmaceutical care of patients. You will be an excellent communicator, enthusiastic, adaptable, able to work both as a team member and as an individual.
Ideally you will have some experience of line-managing and/or mentoring junior pharmacists and trainees. Participation in teaching , clinical audit and practice research is encouraged and will be supported.
We also encourage development of Pharmacists in areas such as non-medical prescribing and management skills.
The post involves participation in the late night and weekend rota, and in the emergency cover on-call rota ( approximate frequency 1 in 20). The post holder will be based at Southport District General Hospital but may be required to work at other Trust sites on occasion.
This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS (with barred list for vulnerable adult’s and children’s disclosure).
Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
Advert Date - 7th May 2024
Closing Date - 26th May 024
Shortlisting Date - 28th May 2024
Interview Date - 12th June 2024
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration as a Pharmacist with the GPhC
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Non-medical prescriber
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in Clinical Pharmacy
- Experience in provision of antimicrobial clinical pharmacy
- Experience in line managing and/or mentoring more junior pharmacists
Desirable criteria
- Previous Pharmacy teaching experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Experience in Clinical Audit and/or Practice Research projects
- Commitment to Continual Professional Development
- Ability to work as an individual and as a team member
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
- Vicki Caton
- Job title
- Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01704 70 4166
- Additional information
Ms Vicki Caton - Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager
Ms Laura Gibson - Deputy Chief Pharmacist
( Please contact 01704 704166 to arrange an informal visit or telephone conversation about the post)
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