Lead Antimicrobial Stewardship and Critical Care Pharmacist

NHS; Basildon; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Basildon seeks a Lead Antimicrobial Stewardship and Critical Care Pharmacist. The role involves providing clinical services, participating in ward rounds, and managing medication safety. Applicants should possess a Master's Degree in Pharmacy and relevant experience. This position offers a salary of £55,690 per annum and the chance to work with multidisciplinary teams in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent qualification.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council is required.
• Extensive relevant pharmacy experience in various specialities.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical service to wards and discharge.
• Attend AMS clinical ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Monitor storage of medication within the pharmacy and wards.

Skills

Excellent clinical knowledge

Organisational skills

Teaching and training experience

Financial awareness

Education

Master's Degree in Pharmacy

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Antimicrobial Stewardship and Critical Care Pharmacist

The closing date is 08 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a pharmacist to join the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust pharmacy team. The position will be based at Basildon site, where you will be part of an innovative team, and be involved in many exciting projects to promote and deliver high quality clinical service to our patients with a focus on haematology.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious pharmacist with excellent clinical knowledge and organisational skills. You will be working closely with the multidisciplinary teams relating to antimicrobial stewardship, critical care and Infection control located at the three sites in Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. This will be a great opportunity to develop your clinical leadership role and play an active part in change management projects.

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today!

Main duties of the job

• Providing a clinical service to the wards, discharge.
• Attend AMS clinical ward rounds, clinical and multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate.
• Regularly record clinical interventions and activities.
• Provide specialist pharmaceutical information and advice to medical, nursing and other staff within the Trust where appropriate.
• Promote the safe, appropriate and economic use of drugs.
• Counsel and advise patients on the appropriate and effective use of medicines.
• Take part in the emergency On-call Pharmacist rota. Working alone as the On call Pharmacist, you will provide medicines information, advice and supply out of hours, including sourcing of urgently required drugs from external suppliers and other hospitals.
• To support the Trust Medication Safety Officer and Pharmacy Risk and Governance Team with the medicines optimisation and governance agenda.
• Monitor the safe and secure storage of medication both within the pharmacy department and on the wards.
• Implement local and national guidelines where appropriate e.g. NICE.
• Supervise trainee pharmacists, undergraduate students and ward-based technicians.
• Manage staff in order to ensure the effective operation of the Services.
• Develop your existing role as an independent prescriber, or working towards this goal.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Pharmacist role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Master's Degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent Post-graduate qualification
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

• Extensive relevant pharmacy experience including providing a clinical pharmacy service to a variety of specialities including Antimicrobial Stewardship, Critical care
• Experience in teaching and training of Pharmacy and MDT staff
• Financial awareness regarding the management of drug budgets

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)