Advanced Pharmacist Specialist

23 hours ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Highly Specialist Antimicrobial Pharmacist Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled pharmacist to join our expanding antimicrobial team at St Bartholomew's Hospital, part of the NHS.

This is an exceptional career opportunity for a pharmacist looking to develop their leadership and clinical skills in antimicrobial stewardship and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT).

The successful candidate will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist for Antimicrobials and be a core member of the Barts Health antimicrobial / microbiology team. They will provide specialist advice to patients, medical and multidisciplinary care teams on antimicrobial treatment by attending ward rounds or OPAT MDT meetings and be a key active member of the Trust Antimicrobial Review Committee.

Main Responsibilities

To lead, deliver, and develop pharmacy services to the Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) team across St Bartholomew's Hospital in accordance with national standards and local priorities. To ensure that antimicrobials are used safely and effectively in OPAT.

The aim of this post will be to assist the Head of Pharmacy in the provision of antimicrobial stewardship and responsibilities in line with the priorities of the team across St Bartholomew's Hospital and as directed by the clinical network boards. The postholder will work under the leadership of the Lead Antimicrobial Pharmacist, and with the core antimicrobial pharmacist team to support its duties. The postholder will be a key member of the Trust Antimicrobial Review Committee and actively participate in activities.

Requirements
  • Significant experience of working as a registered clinical pharmacy practitioner at a minimum of Band 7 level or equivalent
  • Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
  • Ability to undertake and facilitate quality improvement, reflective practice, teaching and CPD
  • Experience of leading and supervising research, quality improvement or audit projects
  • Operational management experience in a complex environment
  • Experience of providing hospital-based clinical services to antimicrobial and infection control teams at Band 7 level or equivalent
  • Experience of managing a budget
Skills and Qualifications
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
  • Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
  • Effective problem-solving skills
  • Excellent clinical and managerial critical appraisal skills
  • IT literate; able to use Microsoft Office with intermediate IT skills including accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings
  • Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management
  • Management of risk in the clinical use of medicines
  • Demonstrates strong leadership skills
  • Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
Knowledge and Qualifications
  • Sound knowledge of drugs and therapeutics in antimicrobials at Diploma level or equivalent
  • Thorough understanding of clinical governance, patient safety initiatives, and clinical risk management
  • Knowledge and awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to antimicrobials
  • Knowledge of the medication issues at the interface of primary and secondary care
  • Knowledge of rationing decisions in the NHS, Payment by Results (PbR) and commissioning
Other Requirements
  • Leads by example, promoting the NHS values
  • High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
  • Decisive, using sound judgement in decision making in a timely and confident manner
  • Commitment to developing a culture of openness and partnership
  • High self-awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations
  • Models, and is able to encourage others in being innovative in finding ways of improving the quality of services
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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