At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead initiatives to optimise antimicrobial prescribing and tackle resistance in a dynamic healthcare environment.
- Company: Join Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, a leader in patient care and staff engagement.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Be part of a supportive team dedicated to improving healthcare and patient safety.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on patient outcomes and antimicrobial stewardship across Greater Manchester.
- Qualifications: Master's in Pharmacy, GPhC registration, and experience in antimicrobial stewardship required.
The predicted salary is between 66582 - 77368 £ per year.
Help shape the future of antimicrobial stewardship at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust. A newly created Principal Pharmacist, Antimicrobial Stewardship role leading initiatives to optimise antimicrobial prescribing and tackle antimicrobial resistance. The role will support the expansion of our antimicrobial stewardship programme, strengthening our approach to the safe, effective and sustainable use of antimicrobials across the organisation. The postholder will help shape antimicrobial stewardship activity within the Trust while contributing to collaborative work across Greater Manchester networks.
Working closely with pharmacy, microbiology, infection prevention and clinical teams, you will lead stewardship initiatives, influence prescribing practice and support quality improvement to optimise antimicrobial use and patient outcomes.
Main duties of the job
- Provide highly specialist clinical leadership for antimicrobial stewardship.
- Support organisational compliance with national antimicrobial policies and targets.
- Contribute to the development of antimicrobial stewardship strategy within the Trust and across local healthcare partners.
- Support delivery of national priorities relating to antimicrobial resistance and stewardship.
- Ensure that Antimicrobial Stewardship services contribute to the delivery of pharmaceutical care that is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led in line with Trust and regulatory expectations.
Job responsibilities
- Lead the operational delivery of the Trust Antimicrobial Stewardship programme.
- Develop and implement the Trust Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategy and operational delivery plan.
- Work in partnership with other professionals and partners to lead quality improvement initiatives.
- Thematically review antimicrobial prescribing data, incident reports, and resistance trends.
- Report findings/recommendations for change to manager, governance team & Trust executives.
- Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary forum which focuses on Anti-Microbial Stewardship.
- Develop and disseminate Antimicrobial Stewardship guidance, alerts and educational material across the Trust.
- Clinically supervise and manage an assigned team ensuring the provision of quality driven pharmaceutical care.
- Provide and lead a highly specialist Clinical Pharmacy service to a defined area.
- Develop and monitor appropriate Antimicrobial Stewardship and clinical metrics (KPIs).
- Ensure that assigned pharmacists have sufficient skills, knowledge, and competence.
- Develop, co-ordinate and implement a continuous personal and professional development strategy for pharmacists.
- Be an active member of the Pharmacy Quality and Safety Group and Medicine Management Strategy Group.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Pharmacy plus successful completion of pre-registration training year.
- Registered with GPhC as Pharmacist.
- Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Independent Prescribing Qualification.
- Evidence of CPD in line with GPhC requirements.
- Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent experience.
Experience
- Experience contributing to antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.
- Experience analysing prescribing data, audit results, or quality indicators.
- Experience leading or contributing to quality improvement or service development projects.
- Experience developing clinical guidelines or antimicrobial policies.
- Experience of work at Highly Specialist 8a clinical role.
- Experience of staff management and development.
Skills
- Ability to influence prescribing practice and support multidisciplinary decision making.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure.
- Leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge
- Knowledge of antimicrobial stewardship principles and national antimicrobial resistance strategies.
- Excellent Clinical Pharmacy knowledge.
- Knowledge of Trust targets, strategies, and values.
Additional
- Good time management and evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development.
- Professional credibility with all levels of staff.
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