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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent: will include on-call duty - +/- Emergency Duty Commitment
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 shifts per week including 1 weekend shift every 4 weeks. 1 late shift per week)
Job ref
390-CSS-SO-9626
Employer
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Southend
Town
Westcliff-on-Sea
Salary
£55,690 Per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/06/2025 23:59

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Lead Pharmacist - Antimicrobials

Band 8a

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

 

Job overview

We are looking for a lead pharmacist for our Antimicrobial Pharmacy Service at Southend hospital.

This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated, open minded and dynamic pharmacist who is an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal / relationship building skills.  

You will lead the pharmacy clinical service within the AMS team at the Southend Hospital site, supporting the Trust's Principal Pharmacist to support the development of a culture that reduces associated infection and supports excellence in antimicrobial prescribing.  You will help develop and implement training programmes and policies related to AMS, liaising with Trust's consultants on all 3 sites.  You will lead, plan and undertake audits on compliance with local policies and antmicrobial prescribing and identify potential cost savings associated with AMS within the Trust.

You will work closely with the other lead antimicrobial pharmacists based at the other Trust sites at Basildon and Broomfield hospitals.

You will need to be an experienced pharmacist that has worked across a variety of clinical areas and is now ready to specialise in antimicrobials.  

Have experience in service delivery and management and a proven track record of delivering change within dynamic environments. 

An independent prescribing qualification is desirable but not essential. 

Main duties of the job

  • Providing a clinical service to the wards, discharge and outpatients service
  • Attend clinical ward rounds, clinical and multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate
  • Regularly record clinical interventions and activities.
  • Provide specialist pharmaceutical information and advice to medical, nursing and other staff within the Trust where appropriate.
  • Promote the safe, appropriate and economic use of drugs.
  • Counsel and advise patients on the appropriate and effective use of medicines.
  • Take part in the emergency On-call Pharmacist rota.  Working alone as the On call Pharmacist, you will provide: medicines information, advice and supply out of hours, including sourcing of urgently required drugs from external suppliers and other hospitals.
  • To support the Trust Medication Safety Officer and Pharmacy Risk and Governance Team with the medicines optimisation and governance agenda.
  • Monitor the safe and secure storage of medication both within the pharmacy department and on the wards.
  • Implement local and national guidelines where appropriate e.g.  NICE.
  • Supervise trainee pharmacists, undergraduate students and ward-based technicians. 

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. 

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Lead Pharmacist role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you?

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person specification

Clinical Pharmacy PG diploma

Essential criteria
  • Masters
  • Diploma L2
  • Diploma L1
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of RPS and active
  • Membership of a clinical group e.g. UKCPA and active

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevent management experience

Directorate activity

Essential criteria
  • Extensive e.g. MMGs, PGDs, finance reports, teaching

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelinesStonewall Silver 2022Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeNHS Pastoral CareNHS 75th Birthday

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Titi Odewumi
Job title
Trust Principal Pharmacist, Antimicrobials
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01702 435555
Additional information

ext 6867

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