Highly Specialist Paediatric Pharmacist for Infection

Job overview

Are you an experienced pharmacist seeking a new challenge?

Do you want to progress your career in an area with opportunities to contribute to work on a national level?

Are you driven by the desire to improve patient care?

Are you keen to provide and partake in the learning opportunities offered from working in a specialist area?

Do you want the opportunity to develop leadership and management skills?

If so, this is the post for you.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the pharmacy team at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH)  in the new Paediatric Infectious Diseases Service.  You will lead on the development of a high-quality clinical pharmacy service for patients with infection,  expanding the existing OPAT service and advancing the Antimicrobial Stewardship strategy.

The post-holder will work as a part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role and will:

• Work with the lead antimicrobial pharmacist to develop the antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and OPAT service across RMCH.
• Lead on the promotion of responsible, safe, and cost-effective prescribing of antimicrobials across paediatric services at MFT.
• Lead on the education of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals on all aspects of medicines management with regards antimicrobials across paediatric services at MFT.
• Be responsible for the safe day to day operations for patients discharged on IV antimicrobials at RMCH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.   So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.  This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’.  Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.  As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.  If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!