Principal Pharmacist - Infection Management

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Peterborough seeks a Principal Pharmacist for Infection Management. In this pivotal role, you'll manage infection control strategies and ensure the effective use of medicines across the Trust, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. This position offers a chance to excel in a challenging yet rewarding environment while contributing to patient care and safety.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Employee support and benefits

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist (GPhC).
• Significant experience in hospital pharmacy management and clinical Infection Management.
• Recent experience in operational and strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop infection management services within the Trust.
• Provide expert clinical information and support to multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure compliance with national and local guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Degree or Masters in Pharmacy

Postgraduate qualification in Microbiology/Infection Management

Leadership/Management qualification

Job description

Main area Principal Pharmacist - Infection Management Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 176-F-7073837-B

Employer North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Peterborough City Hospital Town Peterborough Salary £62,215 - £72,293 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/07/2025 23:59

Band 8b

Job overview

We are currently seeking aPrincipal Pharmacist for Infection Management to join our dedicated pharmacy team. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and experienced pharmacist to play a pivotal role in managing infection control strategies and delivering expert pharmaceutical care within the Trust.

The Principal Pharmacist for Infection Management will lead and develop infection management services within the Trust, providing expert advice and guidance to multidisciplinary teams on the appropriate use of antimicrobials. You will be responsible for ensuring the safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines across the Trust, supporting infection prevention and control initiatives, and ensuring compliance with national and local guidelines.

As part of your role, you will also be involved in clinical governance, education and training, audit, and research initiatives to improve patient safety and outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside a team of highly skilled professionals in a fast-paced and varied environment.

*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*

Main duties of the job

You will be a vital leader within the pharmacy service in our Trust and the principal pharmacist for Infection management.

You will:

Work to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) Core Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum*.

This includes:

• Take professional responsibility for the provision of a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to the designated (CBU) / Specialty area and associated clinical areas and wards to meet their goals.
• Act as line manager as shown in the organisational structure chart.
• Provide expert clinical and service information to support departmental operational service development and strategic planning.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, with a special focus on welcoming individuals from disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as those from our local area.

In line with our dedication to employee support, we offer a variety of benefits. For more information, please see the attached staff benefits leaflet.

We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you are interested in this position then please read the full job description and person specification attached to this vacancy

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Educated to Degree or Masters level in Pharmacy
• Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)
• Postgraduate qualification relevant to hospital pharmacy practice
• Leadership / Management qualification relevant to the NHS or equivalent management qualification or experience
• Registered Pharmacy non-medical prescriber
• Postgraduate qualification in Microbiology / Infection Management

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant experience in a senior hospital pharmacy management role and significant clinical experience in Infection Management
• Significant experience in both clinical and financial management
• Recent experience of both operational and strategic planning
• Experience of working across the wider health economy including partnership work
• Recent responsibility for managing transformational change programmes
• Familiarity with Quality improvement methodologies
• Familiarity with national and local medicine commissioning requirements
• Experience of leading change management processes

Key Skills

• Communication of highly complex information to senior managers, other professionals and patients.
• Proven leadership skills
• Able to demonstrate effective management and leadership of staff
• Analytical and judgement skills
• Concentration required frequently interrupted with urgent requests
• Acts appropriately in distressing or emotional circumstances
• Proven ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians, managers and key stakeholders
• Organisational awareness
• Ability to forecast and innovate including long term service planning

We welcome applications from people who need a Skilled Worker visa, as long as the role is on the list of eligible jobs and meets the required salary. Please check your eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship before applying: Check if you need a UK visa – GOV.UK .

Make sure you provide full and accurate details of your immigration status on your application. If you’re applying from outside the UK, you’ll need to provide a criminal record certificate for any country where you’ve lived for 12 months or more in the last 10 years.

If you’re applying for a role in health or adult social care, you may be eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa instead. It costs less and you won’t need to pay the annual health surcharge.

We may close this vacancy early if we receive enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close earlier if it received a high number of applications and therefore we recommend that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.