At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead infection management services and provide expert pharmaceutical care within a dynamic healthcare team.
- Company: Join North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, committed to excellence in patient care.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and involvement in innovative healthcare initiatives.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on patient safety and outcomes in a fast-paced setting.
- Qualifications: Degree in Pharmacy, registered pharmacist, and significant experience in hospital pharmacy management.
The predicted salary is between 66582 - 77368 £ per year.
We are currently seeking a Principal 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.
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.
- 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.
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in Microbiology / Infection Management
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- 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
Essential
- 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
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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