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Band 8c Strategic AMS Lead across NEL Integrated Care System
The closing date is 24 May 2026
Although this position is a 12 months fixed‑term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre‑employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.
A unique opportunity has arisen for a UK‑registered health and care professional to lead system‑wide antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) across Northeast London. This strategic role will champion improvements in governance, prescribing optimisation, and infection prevention, particularly targeting reductions in urinary sources of E. coli bacteraemia. This project is part of the NHS England ICB Antimicrobial Resistance Leadership and Governance Programme 2025/26 and the post will be hosted by BHRUT.
It will include working across both primary and secondary care; you will embed sustainable AMS frameworks that deliver measurable impact beyond the NHSE funding period. The role offers significant scope to influence transformation across the IC, aligning stewardship with broader quality and safety agendas.
You must have a clinical background experience of managing improvement projects and hold a current registration with either the GMC, NMC, or GPhC, and bring substantial leadership experience in AMS and/or IPC. A resilient leadership style, strong communication skills, and a collaborative mindset are essential attributes for this exciting opportunity.
Main duties of the job
The areas below reflect a high level of strategic accountability, requiring leadership across clinical, digital, and governance domains to deliver measurable system‑wide impact.
Person Specification
Knowledge, training and experience
* Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist areas such as microbiology and infectious diseases with experience of surveillance and stewardship.
* Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent. In leadership and management
* Member of a professional body
* Experience of co‑ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
* Skills to provide leadership, vision, strategic thinking coupled with highly developed political skills
* Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
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.
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
£34,256 to £39,098 a yearPer Annum Inclusive
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