Antimicrobial Therapy/Clinical Pharmacist

☞ Countess of Chester Hospital

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Update day: 11-06-2024

Location: Chester North West

Category: Health / Medical Care

Industry: Hospitals Health Care

Position: Entry level

Job type: Full-time

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an advanced pharmacist wishing to apply their skills to improve patient care through effective use of antimicrobial agents. You will work closely with the Consultant Microbiologists and infection control teams in developing strategies to reduce hospital acquired infections and support local, regional and national antimicrobial stewardship programmes.

This will be a one-year fixed term post covering the maternity leave of the existing post holder.
  • Our friendly department provides an environment that supports learning, innovation, team working and encourages individuals to develop in their role.
  • The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is located on the outskirts of the Historic City of Chester, with its extensive shopping area, top class restaurants and hotels, and a lively entertainment scene. An ideal location with fast and convenient access to Liverpool, Manchester and North Wales. It’s only a couple of hours drive from the Lake District and other National Parks too. Accommodation is available on site if required.
  • Act as a lead in the pharmacy department to support delivery of the Trust’s antimicrobial stewardship strategy.
  • Carry out, plan and support local, regional and national clinical audits relating the antimicrobial use including CQUIN projects.
  • To lead the pharmacy therapeutic drug monitoring service for aminoglycosides to inpatients and home IV therapy patients.
  • To represent the Trust at local, regional and national level to support wider projects relating to antimicrobial stewardship.
  • This post also provides an opportunity to maintain your general clinical pharmacist skills by delivering a highly specialist clinical pharmacy service to a designated clinical area.
Applicants must be registered as pharmacists with the GPhC, completed a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent) and have relevant experience (see person specification).

Applicants will be required to take part in the week-end rota and optional on-call rota.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust consists of a 600 bedded large District General Hospital, which provides its services on the Countess of Chester Health Park, and a 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital.

The Trust provides services in all of the surgical and medical specialties common to a District General Hospital with some specialist services. The Trust serves the whole of the local population currently in excess of 250,000 residents which geographically covers populations in England and North Wales.

The Trust strives to continuously improve and sustain the quality of its services for patients, providing care to more than 445,000 patients per year, with almost 4,000 staff working together putting quality and patient safety, at the heart of everything we do. The organisation provides a wide range of services offering health care to the whole spectrum of the population from birth to the end of life. The Trust complies with its terms of authorisation as a Foundation Trust.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joanne Crawley Job title: Principal Pharmacist, Medicines Management Email address: joanne.crawley@nhs.net Telephone number: 01244 365623

Joy Nicholls: Antimicrobial Therepay/Clinical Pharmacist (post holder)

joy.nicholls@nhs.net 01244 364630
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Deadline: 26-07-2024

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