Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Antimicrobials

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Wakefield is seeking a full-time pharmacist to join their antimicrobial team. The role involves delivering clinical pharmacy services, supporting infection control, and mentoring junior pharmacists. Candidates must have a Master's in Pharmacy and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. This position offers extensive benefits including access to the NHS pension plan and employee health services.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

NHS pension plan

Employee health and wellbeing services

Childcare vouchers

Car lease schemes

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in pharmacy obtained through four years undergraduate training.
• Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience in pharmacy practice obtained through one year pre-registration training and examination.
• A broad experience of clinical working in a number of specialty areas at a developed level.
• Willing and able to travel throughout the Wakefield District area to cover community services roles.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high-quality specialist clinical pharmacy service.
• Provide specialist clinical support to Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Antimicrobials.
• Undertake routine clinical pharmacy duties ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.
• Support pharmacy service areas on a rotational basis.
• Undertake the professional duties of a pharmacist within the Trust's service.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy Service

Infection Control

Antimicrobial Stewardship

Team Collaboration

Education

Master's Degree in Pharmacy

Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

We are seeking an exceptional pharmacist to join our pharmacy antimicrobial team.

The role will be full time (1 WTE) to meet the growing demands of the service.

We work closely with the microbiology and infection prevention and control teams to deliver the infection service for the Trust.

Our antimicrobial pharmacists are expected to contribute to multi-disciplinary team infection meetings for haematology, orthopaedics, infection prevention and control, home intravenous antibiotics, intravenous to oral antibiotic switch and infective endocarditis.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be supported by a high-functioning team comprising senior pharmacy technician, pharmacy data analyst, advanced clinical pharmacists, consultant pharmacist and lead specialist nurse.

Daily activities will focus on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy, intravenous to oral switch and complex infection advice, as well as general pharmacy service commitments.

• To deliver a high quality specialist clinical pharmacy service.
• To provide specialist clinical support to Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Antimicrobials.
• To undertake routine clinical pharmacy duties in designated areas of work, both clinical and operational and ensure compliance with medicines legislation.
• To support pharmacy service areas in the department on a rotational basis. This may include dispensaries, technical services and medicines information.
• Departmental duties will require the individual where appropriate to take a clinical supervisory role.
• Day to day management of the whole staff group will rest with the chief technician/manager of that area.
• To undertake the professional duties of a pharmacist within the Trust's service.
• To ensure, under the guidance of the relevant pharmacy manager, appropriate supervision of Pharmacy Technicians, Assistant Technical Officers and Pre-registration pharmacists and to provide mentoring of junior pharmacists in order to maintain strict compliance with checking and working procedures.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

Masters Degree in pharmacy obtained through four years undergraduate training.

Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience in pharmacy practice obtained through one year pre-registration training and examination.

A broad experience of clinical working in a number of specialty areas at a developed level.

Willing and able to travel throughout the Wakefield District area to cover community services roles.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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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.