Job summary

Specialist Pharmacist - Antimicrobial Services

Division: Cancer & Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies

Band: 8a

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum/pro rata

Please note this role is Fixed term/Secondment for 12 months covering a career break

We are recruiting for a Specialist Clinical Pharmacistwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for leading and managing antibiotic services across Medway NHS Foundation Trust, with a primary focus on optimising the safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of antibiotics and related medicines. This role requires the development, implementation, and evaluation of antibiotic prescribing policies, ensuring compliance with national and Trust-specific guidelines.

The post holder will lead, deliver, and evaluate antibiotic policies within Medway NHS Foundation Trust. They are responsible for providing expert pharmaceutical advice, managing risk, and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation. The role focuses on optimising the use of antibiotics and related medications while managing and developing junior pharmacists and clinical technicians. The post holder will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high standards of care, safety, and cost-effectiveness in pharmaceutical services.

Our values areBold,Every Person Counts,Sharing and Open andTogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Careby the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our sharedvisionis achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy -Patient First.Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into ourPatient Firstdeployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

OurBESTvalues underpinPatient Firstand are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will lead the pharmacy team in delivering high-quality, responsive clinical pharmacy services. They will oversee the antimicrobial service and work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patients receive the best care. This includes providing expert advice on antibiotic therapy, conducting joint microbiologist-pharmacist ward rounds, and participating in advanced prescribing roles within their specialty. They will also support medicines reconciliation and provide input into complex drug treatment decisions, offering guidance to senior clinicians when managing challenging cases.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Master's Degree in Pharmacy Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Specialist Post Graduate Masters or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrate expert knowledge covering a range of pharmacy services and able to provide highly specialist advice Knowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines

Experience

Essential

Proven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives to time in previous posts Experience of managing and motivating staff, appraising and giving feedback Demonstrate experience and ability to manage or supervise a range of projects

Skills

Essential

Ability to deliver lectures, workshops and formal presentations Effective leadership skills Able to manage and support others

Values Based Question

Essential

Give an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone