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• Fulfil the role of Consultant Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner, improving the use of antimicrobials in the Trust. Provide information and advice on therapeutic and cost-effectiveness measures and guide doctors in the composition of appropriate drug treatments for individual patients in accordance with Trust Antimicrobial Policy and guidelines. Able to communicate clearly the rationale for advice where this is challenged. 
• Lead the service for NLAG for the blood level monitoring and pharmacokinetic analysis of antimicrobials with a narrow therapeutic range. 
• Work with Consultant Microbiologists, the Director of Infection Prevention and Control, and the Head of Infection Prevention and Control, in the ongoing development of strategies for multi-professional support for patients requiring antimicrobials.
• Use advanced skills in drug utilisation review/evaluation analysing drug usage patterns and trends to advise on budgetary issues, inform business-planning processes and to support the Director of Pharmacy in the management of antimicrobial usage and spend in the Trust. 
• Responsible for the provision of specialist teaching and the delivery of core training to nurses, pharmacists, doctors and other healthcare staff. In particular, ensure that junior medical staff understand and can apply the anti-biotic guidelines and know where to obtain further advice in relation to their prescribing. 
• Represent antimicrobial pharmacy on the Department of Health’s Antimicrobial Resistance & Healthcare Acquired Infections, Antimicrobial Stewardship Group. This has the remit of improving antimicrobial prescribing in England. Assist the development of the annual European Antimicrobial Awareness Day activities for the UK. 
  • Represent antimicrobial pharmacy on the Health Protection Agency’s Primary Care Group. This provides antimicrobial guidance for primary care. Contribute to the Antimicrobial Stewardship 
  in Primary Care (ASPIC) Project group. 
  • Represent the Antimicrobial Pharmacists for Yorkshire & Humber at the Regional Microbiology Group. 
  • Be a spokesperson for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (Professional Body) on Antimicrobials. 
  • Be an active member of the UK Consultant Pharmacists Group, liaising with the Department of Health for Consultant Pharmacists and for Modernising Pharmacy Careers for Advanced 
  Practice.
• Contribute to the development of corporate infection reduction programmes and plans in collaboration with the infection prevention and control team.
• Design, plan and organise practice research relating to medicines management of antimicrobials in collaboration with the Consultant Microbiologists.
• Provide strategic advice to the Assistant Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services and Governance regarding the planning of future clinical pharmacy workforce requirements. 

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Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

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We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.  We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

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