Antimicrobial Clinical Pharmacist (Secondary Care)

Job summary

This post a Fixed Term/Secondment for 11 months to meet the needs of the service.

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join our antimicrobial stewardship team and work in the fight to prevent antimicrobial resistance!

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist to join our team, working alongside the Consultant Microbiologists and Infection Prevention and Control team. This is an exciting chance to contribute to the work currently being undertaken to optimise the use of antimicrobials within the Health Board and deliver Welsh Government antimicrobial prescribing targets.

The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to optimise patient treatment outcomes by developing and implementing antimicrobial policies, guidelines, quality interventions and delivering antimicrobial stewardship ward rounds.

The position will equip the post holder with specialist knowledge and expertise in the field of infection management, as well as many transferable skills including medicines governance, behavioural change and influencing others.

The post holder would be based at the Grange University and Nevill Hall hospitals. Flexible working will be considered to meet the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist pharmaceutical advice regarding the prescribing and use of antimicrobials to pharmacists, medical, nursing and other healthcare professionals.

Regular attendance at antimicrobial ward rounds with the microbiology consultants.

Training multi-disciplinary team members in the appropriate use of antimicrobials.

Develop and implement guidelines and quality improvement projects ensuring the safe and cost-effective use of antimicrobials.

Working towards the Health Board's antimicrobial stewardship strategy.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.