Lead Antimicrobial Stewardship and Critical Care Pharmacist

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider based in Basildon is seeking an enthusiastic pharmacist to join their pharmacy team. The role focuses on delivering high-quality clinical services with an emphasis on haematology. Candidates should possess excellent clinical knowledge and organisational skills, along with a commitment to working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. This position offers growth opportunities in clinical leadership and change management projects. Applications are invited until December 8, 2025.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in clinical pharmacy.
• Experience in antimicrobial stewardship and infection control preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide a clinical service to the wards and discharge.
• Attend AMS clinical ward rounds.
• Record clinical interventions and activities.
• Provide specialist pharmaceutical information and advice.
• Promote the safe, appropriate and economic use of drugs.
• Counsel and advise patients on medicines.
• Participate in emergency On-call Pharmacist rota.
• Support the Trust Medication Safety Officer.
• Monitor safe storage of medication.
• Supervise trainee pharmacists and technicians.
• Manage staff operations.

Skills

Excellent clinical knowledge

Organisational skills

Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

A Vacancy at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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!

• 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.
• 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.

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.

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.

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025.