Advanced Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Antimicrobial Therapy
3 weeks ago
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a confident, enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced clinical pharmacist with excellent communication skills and a keen interest in the safe, rational and cost-effective prescribing of antimicrobials.
This is an excellent opportunity to utilise and further develop skills in a high profile role supporting the organisation in achieving positive patient outcomes related to infections and to meet local, regional and national antimicrobial prescribing targets.
Main duties of the job
This role requires a pharmacist who can take responsibility and accountability for the development and monitoring of antimicrobial prescribing practice within the trust. This will include development of guidelines, auditing clinical practice, monitoring antimicrobial usage and expenditure, training staff and identifying improvements to support antimicrobial stewardship.
With a postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, or equivalent transferrable experience, you will have highly developed pharmacy skills and a proven track record of operation at a senior level, particularly in relation to influencing prescribing and facilitating change.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
Pharmacy knowledge associated with a Pharmacy degree course. Experience gained through pre-registration training. Experience gained through vocational practice. Computer literate (Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)
Desirable
Experience of teaching pharmaceutical knowledge to other pharmacy staff. Experience of staff supervision/management.
Qualifications
Essential
BSc, or MPharm in Pharmacy. Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council Diploma in clinical pharmacy gained through postgraduate study or equivalent experience
Desirable
Specialist post-graduate qualification or evidence of specialist post-graduate studies, particularly in the field of antimicrobial drug therapy. Evidence of commitment to CPD. Qualified independent prescriber
Further Training
Essential
Experience of drug usage evaluation, financial reporting and critical appraisal. Audit experience. Project work.
Desirable
Practice research.
Experience
Essential
Recent experience of hospital pharmacy with time spent in a specialist pharmacist role. Pharmacy knowledge (clinical and operational) from aspects of career to date. Well-developed time management and organisational skills. Strong written and oral communicator and presenter, with experience of negotiation and persuasion. Experience of developing and using electronic databases. Experience of working with a variety of different professional groups multi-disciplinary team working
Desirable
Evidence-based practice. Experience of providing drug usage reports and feedback of information to clinicians within a specialty. Experience of delivering education. Experience of extended roles. Experience of implementing change
Contractual Requirements
Essential
Flexibility. Able to work extended hours and On-Call.
Desirable
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