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Job overview

This role involves joining a well established infection and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) team at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

The post-holder will work as part of the wider AMS team, including a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist and specialist antimicrobial pharmacists, to oversee the management of antimicrobials within the Trust. The post-holder will be based at the Broomfield Hospital site.

The post-holder will spend the majority of their time in a patient facing role, participating in multi-disciplinary ward rounds on inpatient wards to support the delivery of the Trust's Antimicrobial Stewardship program and will be support the OPAT service for the site.

Main duties of the job

• To develop and implement a framework to promote safe, cost-effective and rational prescribing of antimicrobial drugs. This includes developing local prescribing policies, participating in antimicrobial drug review and audit programmes and contributing to the development and introduction of innovative strategies to deliver the trust's AMS agenda.
• To work collaboratively with the other specialist antimicrobial pharmacists and the consultant pharmacist to lead the Trust's antimicrobial stewardship team
• To work closely with all pharmacy, microbiology/infection control, medical and nursing staff and the divisional management structure to co-ordinate and undertake programmes of work identified by the Trust's AMS team.
• To provide a highly specialist clinical pharmacy service ensuring high quality, safe, effective, legal and accurate use of medicines within the speciality.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience of working in an acute NHS hospital ward environment and demonstrate excellent communication and negotiating skills, working closely with patients and multidisciplinary teams throughout the hospital.Ìý

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Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress