Infectious Diseases Advanced Pharmacist

NHS; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board seeks an Infectious Diseases Advanced Pharmacist to enhance antimicrobial stewardship. The role involves leading service delivery and implementing best practices for anti-infective use to improve patient care at the Princess of Wales Hospital.

Qualifications

• Independent prescriber is desirable.
• Experience in antimicrobial/infection control specialist field is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pharmacy AMS service at the Princess of Wales Hospital.
• Develop and lead high quality, safe, effective use of anti-infectives.
• Provide patient-orientated pharmacy services to inpatients and outpatients.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to analyse and solve problems

Negotiation skills

Organisational skills

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent

Registered member of the general pharmaceutical council (GPhC)

Appropriate post graduate qualification

Job description

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Infectious Diseases Advanced Pharmacist

The closing date is 08 July 2025

We are looking for an antimicrobial advanced pharmacist at the Princess of Wales Hospital. This is a secondment post for 12 months to cover a secondment.

This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated, open minded and dynamic pharmacist who is an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal / relationship building skills.

You will lead the pharmacy AMS service at the Princess of Wales Hospital, supporting the clinical service lead pharmacist to support the development of a culture that reduces associated infection and supports excellence in antimicrobial prescribing. You will work with the wider AMS team across the health board to support the delivery of the AMS strategy. You will lead, plan and undertake audits on compliance with local policies and antimicrobial prescribing and identify potential cost savings associated with AMS within the health board.

You will need to be an experienced pharmacist that has worked across a variety of clinical areas and is now ready to specialise in antimicrobials.

You need experience in service delivery and management and a proven track record of delivering change within dynamic environments.

An independent prescribing qualification is desirable but not essential.

Main duties of the job

To improve patient care and clinical outcomes by developing and leading high quality, safe, effective and efficient use of anti-infectives which meet national and UK strategy and standards.

To provide highly specialised medicines management advice as part of and to the multidisciplinary IPC team.

To provide patient-orientated pharmacy services to inpatients, outpatients and in pharmacist-led clinics or as a pharmacist independent prescriber on ward rounds as appropriate.

Deliver the financial and economic benefits identified in the antimicrobial stewardship programme.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Please see job description and personal specification for full list.

Working collaboratively with consultant microbiologists, to ensure best use of anti-infective medicines according to UHB policies under a national and local strategic framework.

To develop approaches to reduce variation, waste and harm associated with the use of anti-infective medicines.

Collaborate with directorate pharmacists and prescribing advisors to promote consistent best practice in antimicrobial stewardship across primary and secondary care.

Analysing antimicrobial prescribing data and advising on the development of appropriate treatment protocols and care pathways.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent e.g. BSc/BPharm/MPharm
• Registered member of the general pharmaceutical council (GPhC)
• Appropriate post graduate qualification e.g. Clinical diploma or equivalent experience Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Appropriate post registration with experience in a range of hospital pharmacy settings
• Audit/research experience
• Working within a multidisciplinary team
• Good working knowledge of clinical antimicrobial use and ability to gain advanced knowledge levels.
• Knowledge of prescribing and pharmaceutical systems and processes
• Good knowledge of pharmacology and therapeutics.
• Knowledge of Economics of health care
• Knowledge of Professional and Legal issues surrounding prescribing and dispensing Working knowledge of risk management
• Related postgraduate qualifications e.g. Research/Public Health/Ethics
• Independent prescriber
• Active membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of GB
• Knowledge of the ethics governing research/audit.
• Knowledge of GP practice prescribing systems
• Knowledge of the GMS contract and community pharmacy contract

Experience

• Experience required to fulfil the post
• Use types of achievements and activities that would be likely to predict success in the role rather than 'years', e.g. Extensive previous experience of working with health finance systems.
• Previous experience working in an antimicrobial/infection control specialist field
• Previous experience conducting antimicrobial reviews

Aptitude and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other healthcare professionals and members of the public. Ability to present to large groups of people and deliver training.
• Ability to make decisions
• Computer literate including use of spreadsheets for financial reporting.
• Good Negotiation skills, ability to manage conflict and deal with difficult situations
• Self motivated and able to work as part of a team. Committed to self study and self development
• Ability to analyse and solve problems
• Good time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
• Welsh language Speaking/Listening Skills Level 3 or above
• Experience of inter-agency working
• Ability to use and develop spreadsheets and databases

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.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

£54,550 to £61,412 a yearper annum, pro rata