Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Antimicrobials

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Highly Specialist Pharmacist to join the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team. This role involves delivering patient-centered pharmaceutical care, promoting safe use of antimicrobials, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Applicants should have extensive hospital pharmacy experience, registration with the GPhC, and a keen interest in improving patient outcomes. This permanent position is full-time with competitive salary ranging from £55,690 to £62,682 per annum.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in hospital pharmacy in a clinical role.
• Sound clinical knowledge of antimicrobial stewardship principles.
• Evidence of conducting clinical audits.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy service.
• Promote safe and cost-effective prescribing of antimicrobials.
• Support the critical care clinical services team.

Skills

Excellent analytical/problem solving skills

Able to lead and act on initiative

Good oral and written communication skills

Experience in antimicrobial stewardship

Enthusiasm for the role

Education

Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist

Vocational Master's degree in Pharmacy

Post-graduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Antimicrobials

The closing date is 21 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join the Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacy Team (AMSPT). In this dynamic role, you will work closely with the Lead Antimicrobial Pharmacist and the wider AMS clinical team to help shape and deliver the Trust's innovative, patient-centred antimicrobial stewardship agenda across the Wythenshawe and Trafford sites. You'll collaborate with a multidisciplinary infection team that includes microbiology, infectious diseases, and infection prevention and control, contributing to a culture of excellence in antimicrobial use.

Main duties of the job

This position is ideally suited to someone who is dynamic, self-motivated, compassionate, and an excellent communicator, with an interest in improving patient care across the healthcare economy. You will be instrumental in delivering a high-quality, patient-focused clinical pharmacy antimicrobial stewardship service. Your work will involve building effective relationships with clinical teams and stakeholders, promoting the safe, responsible, and cost-effective prescribing of antimicrobials to optimise outcomes, reduce adverse reactions and medication errors, and help limit the development of antimicrobial resistance across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

In addition to your stewardship responsibilities, you will also support the critical care clinical services team at Wythenshawe Hospital for two sessions per week, contributing to the broader pharmacy service and patient care initiatives.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist
• Vocational Masters degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy Post-graduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
• One year pre-registration training
• Successful completion of pre-registration examination (or equivalent)
• Member of National/ International Specialist Organisation in area of responsibility
• Attendance at relevant conferences and training courses.

Knowledge and Experience

• Extensive experience in hospital pharmacy in a clinical role
• Experience of specialist hospital pharmacy services or experience in the area of responsibility
• Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills
• Sound clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of antimicrobial stewardship
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience in delivering training and education
• Evidence of conducting clinical audit
• Enthusiasm for the role
• Understanding of the current national and international AMS/AMR agenda and how this influences the work at MFT
• Experience in antimicrobial stewardship
• Research experience
• Awareness of current Government, Trust and local policies
• Previous experience in delivering training and education

Skills

• Excellent analytical/ problem solving skills particularly with respect to use of medicines in complex situations
• Able to lead and act on own initiative (assertive)
• Able to organise, prioritise and meet deadlines
• Able to work as part of a team
• Good oral and written communication skills
• An advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement.
• Organised and methodical approach to work
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated and ability to motivate others
• Able to manage difficult and ambiguous problems
• Able to recognise limitations
• Experience of evaluating financial information related to use of medicines
• Demonstration of innovation
• Innovative use of new technologies

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University Foundation Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearper annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-CSS-7472869-RL4

Job locations

Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University Foundation Trust