Are you interested in Antifungal Stewardship? Are you looking to develop your leadership skills? We are looking for an antifungal stewardship advanced pharmacist to join our diverse multidisciplinary team specialising in antimicrobial stewardship for adults and paediatrics.
The team includes Infection Consultants, a Consultant Pharmacist, an AMS Advanced Clinical Practitioner, specialist AMS pharmacists, a pharmacy technician, a data analyst and an audit assistant. The role will work closely with Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, COPAT and Infection Prevention and Control teams as well as specialist clinical teams, Medicines Safety and Informatics.
Responsibilities
* Work as part of the multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) team within the Trust to deliver the AMS improvement plan.
* Support the Consultant Pharmacist for AMS, Lead Consultant Microbiology / Infectious Diseases for Antimicrobial Prescribing, other microbiology consultants and the Infection Prevention and Control team in developing a Trust‑wide culture that reduces healthcare‑associated infection and supports excellent antimicrobial prescribing.
* Promote judicious use of antifungals by developing and implementing evidence‑based antifungal guidance based on local and national resistance patterns.
* Coordinate an enhanced prescribing surveillance and feedback system to clinicians about antifungal prescribing for adults and paediatrics.
* Plan and undertake or support others in the Trust to undertake clinical audit relating to antimicrobial use.
* Serve as line manager for the AMS band 7 pharmacists.
* Enhance links and collaboration between Pharmacy, Microbiology and other specialist teams within the Trust.
* Support the Trust strategy for education and training in relation to antimicrobial prescribing, focusing on antifungal prescribing, monitoring and patient education.
* Contribute to national and international professional groups leading on the development of new methods of diagnosis and treatment of invasive fungal infections and antifungal stewardship strategies.
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