Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Antimicrobials

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our antimicrobial pharmacy team. Our focus is on improving patient care and clinical outcomes by supporting the optimisation of antimicrobial prescribing across CAVUHB. You will work closely with the Lead Antimicrobial Pharmacist and Microbiologists from Public Health Wales to promote excellent antimicrobial stewardship and demonstrate clinical and cost-effective quality improvements within this area.

Your professionalism, excellent inter-personal skills and passion for antimicrobial stewardship, will equip you to be a valued contributor to our service and to develop to be a key member of our antimicrobial pharmacy team.

We will support your advanced practice and leadership development by providing access to recognised training and other structured opportunities to challenge and enable you to enhance your clinical role and management skills.

The post holder will be required to work at both the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff and the University Hospital Llandough.

Main duties of the job

Work closely with Consultant Microbiologists to deliver antimicrobial stewardship ward rounds across both sites (UHW and UHL).

Provision of highly specialist advice to a range of healthcare professionals on infection management and the safe and effective use of antimicrobials.

Antimicrobial guideline development and review, formulary applications for new antimicrobial agents.

Provision of antimicrobial education sessions for a range of health care professionals including the training and development of less experienced pharmacy team members.

Leading and coordinating antimicrobial prescribing audits

Deputise for Lead Antimicrobial Pharmacist, when required.

At Cardiff and Vale UHB our values demonstrate our commitment to our patients:

• We are kind and caring
• We are respectful
• We take personal responsibility
• We treat people with kindness
• We act with trust and integrity

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.