Job overview

A fantastic 12 months fixed term opportunity has become available at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)

The global pandemic (COVID-19) has demonstrated the importance of Antimicrobial Stewardship and furthermore the key role undertaken by the Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist. The role of Senior Specialist Pharmacist – Paediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) is essential in supporting the Antimicrobial Stewardship agenda, and to join our Clinical Pharmacy Team.

In line with the national Start smart then focus principle, we are looking for a Pharmacist to provide expert pharmaceutical advice, to support and continue to develop the high quality Antimicrobial Stewardship service at GOSH. You will be an integral part of a multidisciplinary team contributing to the safe, rational, cost effective use of antimicrobial and anti-infective agents across the Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about paediatric antimicrobial and anti-infective therapy, as well as contributing to improving the patient/carer experience.

You must have excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills. Experience of providing services to a clinical specialty, multi-disciplinary working and Antimicrobial Stewardship or Infectious Diseases is essential.

Main duties of the job

• To lead and develop clinical pharmacy services relating to antimicrobial use, in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and economic use of antimicrobials and other medicines.
• To be the pharmacy lead for the multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) team.
•  To identify and promote best practice in AMS.
• To ensure delivery of the clinical governance agenda in relation to drug use, and in particular antimicrobial agents.

Working for our organisation

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex and difficult-to-treat conditions.

Most of the children we care for are referred from other hospitals throughout the UK and overseas. There are 60 nationally recognised clinical specialities at GOSH; the UK's widest range of specialist health services for children on one site.

We believe our people are the head, the heart, the hands and the face of GOSH. Being part of our team is incredibly rewarding and you will be doing something extraordinary to the lives of the children and young people we care for. GOSH is a challenging, complex and inspiring place to work. Each and every day our people come together to support each other to deliver excellent patient care, often working to help our patients and their families navigate through demanding processes and difficult decisions.

Creating a working environment where all our people are valued for who they are as well as what they do, and where they enjoy their work and coming into work, is everybody’s job and is in everybody’s interests. As a Trust we are committed to ensuring all our people are well led and well managed, but also, supported, developed and empowered to be, and do, their best.