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We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed pharmacist to help improve antimicrobial stewardship practice across the Trust.
Working as part of not only the pharmacy team but with the Trust’s Infection Prevention and Control team, you will be integral in helping the Trust reduce the rise in antimicrobial resistance, support the proper and appropriate use of antimicrobials and improving the culture around the treatment and management of infections across the Trust.
This is an exciting role that will also allow the post holder to network and represent the Trust in relation to the management of antimicrobials across the Integrated Care System.
The post holder will require a postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent specialist knowledge, acquired through a broad spectrum of clinical pharmacy training and experience, and will be a part of a pharmacist On-Call service.
* You will be working closely with the Infection Prevention and Control and Physical Health Matron to identify service gaps and areas for improvement in relation to antimicrobial stewardship.
* You will be responsible for the governance and management of the use of antimicrobials across the Trust.
* You will also be involved in working with the other lead pharmacists in undertaking and developing audits and projects related to the use of antimicrobials to evaluate and improve their use alongside pharmacy and Trust priorities and objectives.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
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To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jagdip Bahiia Job title: Chief Pharmacist Email address: jagdip.bahia@nhs.net Telephone number: 07796197394
Von-de-Viel Nettey, Deputy Chief Pharmacist on 07880130752
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
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Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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