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Job overview

Are you looking for a new role that will invest in your skills, provide opportunities to work across the wider healthcare system? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and innovative Pharmacist to join our friendly, dynamic and professional team to support the co-ordination, design and delivery of  antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) for ASPH

The post holder will responsible for the leadership and operational delivery of a high-quality antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programme in line with the agreed priorities for the Trust. They will be responsible for providing expert pharmaceutical advice, including specialist antimicrobial advice across all clinical areas of the Trust to prescribers, clinicians, nursing staff, pharmacy staff and patients, to deliver high quality pharmaceutical care and improve patient safety.

The ASPH pharmacy team is one of the friendliest in the South East and has been described as a family. We are a warm, diverse, welcoming, and fun department committed to supporting staff in providing excellent patient care. Opportunities for further post-graduate education & qualifications are available in both leadership and clinical areas. We pride ourselves on the development of our team and encourage progression.

Main duties of the job

• Promote safe and effective AMS practices across the trust 
• Work alongside members of the AMS team to develop and implement trust antimicrobial guidelines in line with national guidance where relevant.
• To work in conjunction with the Consultant Microbiologists to develop training programmes and audit feedback to educate prescribers, pharmacists and nursing staff on the safe and effective use of antimicrobials.
• To participate in AMS and infection management ward rounds and give advice on antibiotic usage to medical, pharmacy and nursing staff. This may involve prescribing of antimicrobials.
• To be the point of contact for referrals on antimicrobial issue prioritising enquiries and providing advice as appropriate.
• Monitoring and optimising treatment for patients with complex infections.
• To develop and maintain appropriate systems for clinical data collection. Analysing and formulating reports on usage, trends and expenditure on anti-infective drugs.
• Undertake risk management of antimicrobials and ensure compliance with legislation and relevant national policies and guidelines, along with local policies and procedures.
• To initiate and undertake audit projects and quality improvement projects to review and optimise anti-infective use across the trust.
• To provide education and training to junior doctors, nurses and pharmacists
• To evaluate new anti-infective products for formulary consideration when including horizon scanning, reviewing latest research and NICE appraisals

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.