Lead Pharmacist - AMS, Infectious Diseases & OPAT
The closing date is 25 September 2025
Job summary
This Lead Pharmacist role will be a lead for antimicrobial stewardship within the Trust, working closely with the Consultant microbiologists, Infectious Disease Specialists and designated clinicians to be a role model and champion for Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS), and infection prevention. The post holder will provide strategic leadership and direction for AMS, Infectious Diseases and OPAT services across the organisation. The post holder will lead on service development, performance monitoring and manage governance related issues for all of the relevant services.
The post holder will be part of the MDTs for OPAT, and other complex infections using skills, specialist knowledge and experience to directly impact on patient care. They will be responsible for coordinating AMS audits, reports, and maintaining and updating the Trust antibiotic guidelines and the Eolas app.
The post holder will be responsible for the implementation of clinical guidelines regarding infectious diseases e.g. Coronavirus (COVID-19) treatment, and providing strategic pharmaceutical oversight to the Trust regarding staff vaccination programmes. There will also be operational commitment to the Pharmacy service including weekends, bank Holidays, late nights and On Call (Emergency Duty Service) on a formal rota.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities:
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Use specialist knowledge of medicines to provide advice within a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, nurses, patients, carers and pharmacy staff on all pharmaceutical aspects of care. Receive and deliver highly complex, confidential and potentially contentious clinical information.
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To communicate highly complex, sensitive, and potentially contentious information regarding antimicrobial therapy and infectious disease management to a wide range of stakeholders.
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To provide expert advice to clinical staff outside of Pharmacy as part of MDT discussions, ensuring national guidelines are being adhered to and medication regimes/treatment plans are appropriate.
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To be able to interrupt and disseminate clinical information to the relevant stakeholders.
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Designing and adjusting service delivery models in response to national guidance, local needs, and audit outcomes.
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Leading the planning and execution of research, audits, and quality improvement initiatives, including setting objectives, timelines, and resource allocation.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£64,455 to £74,896 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-CS-7454608
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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