Job summary
We have a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced pharmacist to join our friendly pharmacy team as the Medication Safety and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist
NHFT is a combined mental heath and community Trust. We provide services to two mental health hospitals - Berrywood Hospital, Northampton and St Mary's Hospital, Kettering. We also provide services to community hospital sites in Corby, Wellingborough, Brackley and Danetre and hospices in Kettering and Northampton as well as a wide range of community-based services including community mental health, community nursing, children's services, sexual health, podiatry, therapy and specialist dental services.
This is a pivotal position in the Pharmacy Department and the post holder will support the Medication Safety Officer and Chief Pharmacist to progress the medicines safety agenda.
Along with Medicines Safety Officer (MSO) you will support the development, delivery and optimisation of the medicines safety agenda for the Trust. You will also lead, develop, deliver and evaluate input into antimicrobial stewardship and infection management throughout the Trust in accordance with local and national standards and policies, ensuring the safe, clinical and cost-effective use of antimicrobials.
Interviews are planned for Monday 9th September 2024.
Main duties of the job
You will support the MSO to co-ordinate medicines related Clinical Governance activities across the Trust ensuring governance of medicines management is fully integrated within the organisation. You will support the running of the Trust Medicines Safety Group, to produce Trust wide medicines safety communications.
You will work with the infection prevention and control team (IPC) and key clinicians to support the development of a Trust antimicrobial stewardship strategy and review antimicrobial prescribing data.
You will also have a clinical commitment in providing a clinical pharmacy service to an allocated wards within the Trust and will report to the Deputy Chief Pharmacist.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacist
- MPharm degree, or equivalent pharmacy qualification
- Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent level of knowledge and experience)
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience within the NHS setting
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
- Experience of teaching, mentoring and tutoring
- Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
- Experience of data collection, analysis and report writing
Desirable
- Experience of prescribing within a specialty to optimise medicines for specific patient groups
- Experience of investigating incidents
- Management qualification relevant to the NHS
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines management policies and procedures
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacist
- MPharm degree, or equivalent pharmacy qualification
- Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent level of knowledge and experience)
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience within the NHS setting
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
- Experience of teaching, mentoring and tutoring
- Experience of planning, implementing, analysing, reporting and changing practice through audit
- Experience of data collection, analysis and report writing
Desirable
- Experience of prescribing within a specialty to optimise medicines for specific patient groups
- Experience of investigating incidents
- Management qualification relevant to the NHS
- Experience of developing and implementing medicines management policies and procedures
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
