Job summary
Fixed Term or Secondment until 31st March 2026.
Antimicrobial
resistance is one of the biggest public health challenges of our time and the
antimicrobial stewardship agenda is one of the top priorities for the NHS.
An
exciting, brand-new opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and forward-thinking
Pharmacist to join our SNEE Medicines Optimisation team to lead on the delivery
of high quality, cost-effective, sustainable prescribing of antimicrobials for
our local population. This pivotal role involves leading and optimising
antimicrobial stewardship programmes to promote the appropriate use of
antimicrobials, reduce resistance and improve patient outcomes. This exciting
and high-profile post blends a combination of highly specialist clinical
pharmacy practice, with involvement in developing and implementing strategy to
promote the stewardship agenda and tackle antimicrobial resistance.
There
are no requirements for weekend, bank holiday or evening working. We also
welcome applications for part-time working. We promote flexible working for all
team members, offering a mix of remote and office environments which support a
healthy work-life balance.
For
more information, please contact Rachel Belton rachel.belton@snee.nhs.uk or Mark
Cheeseman mark.cheeseman@snee.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
Developing, managing, and monitoring the delivery of safe, high
quality Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) that delivers key regional and national
benchmark performance standards throughout the Integrated Care System.
To work as part of the multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship
team across the Integrated Care System to deliver the Antimicrobials
Stewardship strategy. To help reduce development of resistance by promoting
stewardship and reduction of inappropriate consumption of antimicrobials.
Represent the ICS Antimicrobial technical working group on
regional and national meetings and collaboratives.
Monitor performance of national CQUIN projects related to
antimicrobials use.
Responsible for ensuring the governance, risk management, financial,
safety and operational aspects of Antimicrobial Stewardship (including COVID19
antivirals) within the Integrated Care Board by providing pharmaceutical advice
on complex issues to local health care professionals.
About us
The NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board
(ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our population. This function is
commonly referred to as commissioning.
To do this, we work within a budget of around
£1.5 billion, which is set by NHS England, and work closely with local
government and the NHS providers in our area. Our performance is judged by how
well our local health and care system as a whole is working, including the
health outcomes of our communities.
The ICB has delegated some authority to the three
health and wellbeing alliances that operate in Suffolk and North-East Essex to
act on its behalf. This is to ensure that the needs of smaller, local areas are
addressed.
The ICB remains accountable for all of its functions, including
those it has delegated.
Local residents have a big role to play in the
operation of the ICB. We rely on the experiences and perspectives of our
communities to help shape our decision-making.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification are
an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role.
The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by
their line manager.
The job description and person specification may
be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the
Department and the Organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification are
an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role.
The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by
their line manager.
The job description and person specification may
be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the
Department and the Organisation.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Able to use Visual Display Unit equipment for prolonged periods of time and on most working days.
- Able to concentrate for prolonged periods of time.
- Able to work in a variety of environments to include own home office GP practices and care homes.
- Able to travel routinely and independently across Suffolk and North East Essex (and occasionally further afield)
- Able to travel routinely between locations within the East of England and to travel outside the region, sometimes out of normal working hours
Skills
Essential
- Able to use a keyboard to enter clinical, prescribing or financial data with a very high degree of accuracy
- Able to apply highly developed specialist knowledge when undertaking the review of patient records and complex prescribing patterns.
- Able to document clinical information and recommendations accurately using nationally approved coding
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft:
- oOutlook
- oWord
- oExcel
- oPowerPoint
- oPower BI (for data extraction and analysis)
- Highly proficient in the use of:
- oSystmOne
- oEmis Web
- Able to interrogate and interpret highly complex clinical, financial and prescribing data.
- Able to concentrate for prolonged periods of time in a busy environment and with multiple distractions/interuptions, when clinical/financial accuracy is paramount.
- Able to create clinical and or financial audits and interpret the results.
- Able to disseminate information accurately and to facilitate collaborative working across organisational barriers.
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
- Report writing skills
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
- Time Management and prioritisation Skills
- Critical appraisal skills and ability to analyse clinical papers
- Able to resolve conflict and overcome barriers in order to have difficult conversations and/or challenge unwanted behaviours.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence.
- Able to present information to a variety of people from professional and non-professional backgrounds.
- Able to establish positive relationships and mutual respect with people at all levels
- Able to prepare and produce concise communications for dissemination to broad range of senior stakeholders
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Self motivated and able to motivate and lead others.
- Able to maintain high standards of diplomacy and understands the principle of confidentiality
- Demonstrates empathy and concerns for others
- Can demonstrate a flexible approach
- Confidence to deal with consultant/senior manager level
Equality & Diversity
Essential
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent, with one year pre registration training
- Further specialist knowledge acquired through diploma level training and experience in practice area.
- Post-graduate qualification in leadership management or equivalent experience
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge acquired through non-medical independent prescribing qualification (nb. no prescribing will be undertaken as part of this role)
- Leadership training
Autonomy
Essential
- Able to work autonomously as well as part of a team
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information working to tight and often changing timescales
Experience
Essential
- Experience of practice aligned to antimicrobial stewardship
- Demonstrated experience in a healthcare provider or commissioning environment
- Experience of using critical appraisal skills to aid decision making.
- Experience in developing and implementing strategy policy and change or innovation projects in specialist areas with potential to impact beyond own area of work
- Experience of delivering contentious information in a hostile environment.
- Experience of using recognised behaviour change techniques to influence a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience of training presenting to large groups.
- Experience of working with primary care and medicines optimisation
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes
- Experience of managing staff and other resources
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level
- Experience in leading on service development for a specialist area at a senior level
- Experience of working as a member of a multi disciplinary team
- Highly developed specialist knowledge in antimicrobials.
- Robust knowledge of NHS structure and commissioning arrangements
- Extensive knowledge of GP funding mechanisms, including those relating to Dispensing Doctors.
- Robust understanding of finance and budget information
- Extensive and specialist knowledge of the legal framework relating to medicines prescribing and pharmacy
- Robust understanding of the financial and contractual relationships between provider organisations
- Knowledge and understanding of the prescribing and medicines optimisation challenges facing primary and secondary care
- Thorough knowledge of national and local drivers including NICE Health Education England, NHS England and their local implementation
Desirable
- Experience of working with the local authority, care homes and care home provider organisations
- Experience in using sources of prescribing data e.g. ePACT2 Open Prescribing.
- Knowledge of CQC and inspection process
- Knowledge of community pharmacy funding mechanisms
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Able to use Visual Display Unit equipment for prolonged periods of time and on most working days.
- Able to concentrate for prolonged periods of time.
- Able to work in a variety of environments to include own home office GP practices and care homes.
- Able to travel routinely and independently across Suffolk and North East Essex (and occasionally further afield)
- Able to travel routinely between locations within the East of England and to travel outside the region, sometimes out of normal working hours
Skills
Essential
- Able to use a keyboard to enter clinical, prescribing or financial data with a very high degree of accuracy
- Able to apply highly developed specialist knowledge when undertaking the review of patient records and complex prescribing patterns.
- Able to document clinical information and recommendations accurately using nationally approved coding
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft:
- oOutlook
- oWord
- oExcel
- oPowerPoint
- oPower BI (for data extraction and analysis)
- Highly proficient in the use of:
- oSystmOne
- oEmis Web
- Able to interrogate and interpret highly complex clinical, financial and prescribing data.
- Able to concentrate for prolonged periods of time in a busy environment and with multiple distractions/interuptions, when clinical/financial accuracy is paramount.
- Able to create clinical and or financial audits and interpret the results.
- Able to disseminate information accurately and to facilitate collaborative working across organisational barriers.
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
- Report writing skills
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
- Time Management and prioritisation Skills
- Critical appraisal skills and ability to analyse clinical papers
- Able to resolve conflict and overcome barriers in order to have difficult conversations and/or challenge unwanted behaviours.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence.
- Able to present information to a variety of people from professional and non-professional backgrounds.
- Able to establish positive relationships and mutual respect with people at all levels
- Able to prepare and produce concise communications for dissemination to broad range of senior stakeholders
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Self motivated and able to motivate and lead others.
- Able to maintain high standards of diplomacy and understands the principle of confidentiality
- Demonstrates empathy and concerns for others
- Can demonstrate a flexible approach
- Confidence to deal with consultant/senior manager level
Equality & Diversity
Essential
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent, with one year pre registration training
- Further specialist knowledge acquired through diploma level training and experience in practice area.
- Post-graduate qualification in leadership management or equivalent experience
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge acquired through non-medical independent prescribing qualification (nb. no prescribing will be undertaken as part of this role)
- Leadership training
Autonomy
Essential
- Able to work autonomously as well as part of a team
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information working to tight and often changing timescales
Experience
Essential
- Experience of practice aligned to antimicrobial stewardship
- Demonstrated experience in a healthcare provider or commissioning environment
- Experience of using critical appraisal skills to aid decision making.
- Experience in developing and implementing strategy policy and change or innovation projects in specialist areas with potential to impact beyond own area of work
- Experience of delivering contentious information in a hostile environment.
- Experience of using recognised behaviour change techniques to influence a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience of training presenting to large groups.
- Experience of working with primary care and medicines optimisation
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes
- Experience of managing staff and other resources
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level
- Experience in leading on service development for a specialist area at a senior level
- Experience of working as a member of a multi disciplinary team
- Highly developed specialist knowledge in antimicrobials.
- Robust knowledge of NHS structure and commissioning arrangements
- Extensive knowledge of GP funding mechanisms, including those relating to Dispensing Doctors.
- Robust understanding of finance and budget information
- Extensive and specialist knowledge of the legal framework relating to medicines prescribing and pharmacy
- Robust understanding of the financial and contractual relationships between provider organisations
- Knowledge and understanding of the prescribing and medicines optimisation challenges facing primary and secondary care
- Thorough knowledge of national and local drivers including NICE Health Education England, NHS England and their local implementation
Desirable
- Experience of working with the local authority, care homes and care home provider organisations
- Experience in using sources of prescribing data e.g. ePACT2 Open Prescribing.
- Knowledge of CQC and inspection process
- Knowledge of community pharmacy funding mechanisms
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
