Lead Pharmacist – Antimicrobial Stewardship | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Reading, RG30 4EJ |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6200427/371-CS065-C |
Summary
Senior 8a Clinical Pharmacist - Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead
Fixed Term (up to 12 months) secondment / maternity leave cover (full-time, part-time, job share, flexible working)
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced pharmacist to lead our Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) programme. The successful candidate will work closely with all grades of pharmacy staff as well as a wide range of medical, nursing and AHP colleagues. The post holder will ensure compliance with the Trust antimicrobial prescribing guidelines, support the work of the infection prevention team, and provide clinical advice on request.
You will be actively involved in strategic planning, education, training, surveillance, and governance of antimicrobial usage. You will also be given the opportunity to provide clinical pharmacy support to our inpatient community health wards.
In return we will help you develop your clinical and leadership skills, and collaborative working with both senior and junior clinicians, nursing teams and primary care colleagues.
We are based at Prospect Park Hospital, in leafy Reading, 30 mins by train from London Paddington and Waterloo stations. We offer free onsite parking, top staff accommodation less than a 5-minute walk from your base.
• Evaluate pharmacy services for 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.
• Provide expert antimicrobial therapy advice to pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals to encourage and ensure good prescribing practices, optimise outcomes and reduce individual patient and organisational risk.
• Represent the Trust at various AMS groups including the Trust’s AMS Group (AMSG) meetings, the cross-sector AMS Network across primary-secondary care settings in Berkshire and the regional Thames Valley & Wessex antimicrobial pharmacist network
• Act as the AMSG secretary ensuring timely submission of AMSG meeting reports and minutes to the trust Drugs and Therapeutics Committee including liaising with clinicians for the timely preparation of the AMSG meeting agenda
• Contribute to the development, monitoring, updating and dissemination of Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines and related policies to ensure appropriate antimicrobial prescribing
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
The post holder will have the opportunity to engage in the wider regional and national context, regarding antimicrobial drug use, represent the Trust at relevant network or regional meetings such as the South Central Antimicrobial Network, and develop and maintain relationships with commissioners and key stakeholders. Knowledge of working with IT systems such as EMIS and Micro guide is also advantageous but not essential.
The “must haves” for this role:
• Experience in general / acute hospital pharmacy
• Self motivated, confident and ability to prioritise
• Have a flexible approach to work in order to meet the developing needs of the pharmacy service
• Strong team player and must be able to navigate conflicting work priorities
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact: Dr Elizabeth Francis, Deputy Chief Pharmacist onelizabeth.francis@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024
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