Consultant Pharmacist – Antimicrobial Stewardship (Annex 21)
Job reference: 409-S7668183
Location: Whiston Hospital, Town, Prescot
Salary: £79,504 – £91,609 per annum (Annex 21)
Contract: 24-month fixed term with possibility to convert to permanent
Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week
Closing date: 14/06/2026 23:59
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Consultant Pharmacist in Antimicrobial Stewardship to lead the Trust’s antimicrobial stewardship programme. This is a senior leadership role, working strategically across the Trust and local health systems to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based use of antimicrobials across the region.
Responsibilities
* Lead the development and implementation of antimicrobial stewardship policies and strategies across the Trust
* Provide expert clinical input into the management of infections and antimicrobial prescribing
* Work collaboratively with senior clinicians, managers, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated care across the health system
* Manage and develop pharmacy services, ensuring efficiency and quality of antimicrobials
* Contribute to national and regional antimicrobial stewardship initiatives through publications, presentations, and professional networks
* Deliver teaching, training, and mentoring to pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
* Provide leadership in antimicrobial stewardship, financial and operational reporting for antimicrobials
* Act as a mentor and role model as an expert clinical pharmacist, manager and leader
* Use innovation to support effective patient outcomes, safety and experience aligned with the relevant national agenda
* Lead and deliver education and training in appropriate use of antimicrobial therapy for pharmacy and other healthcare professionals across the health economy
* Lead, undertake, supervise and publish research in antimicrobial stewardship
* Serve as a role model locally, regionally and nationally
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Master’s degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
* Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Fulfilment of mandatory Continuous Professional Development/Revalidation requirements
* Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
* Accredited Independent non-medical prescriber
* Meets or exceeds Department of Health Consultant Pharmacist Framework competencies (Annex 21)
* Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society accredited at Advanced level 2 or Fellowship of RPS faculty or equivalent
* Accredited Tutor for postgraduate clinical diploma
Experience
* Experience of managing a team
* Current clinical experience in Clinical Pharmacy relating to Antimicrobial Stewardship and the management of infections
* Line Management Experience
* Proven experience of working at a strategic level with senior clinicians and managers and within an integrated directorate team
* Proven experience of working at a strategic level across the wider health community
* Proven budget management or monitoring ability and demonstrable success in achieving savings
* Provision of drug usage and expenditure reports and use of financial reports to influence business cases and clinical practice
* Recognition as an expert nationally through publications/presentations or officer in a national group
* Previous experience teaching/training/mentoring
* Proven medicines related policy development and implementation
* Broad clinical or directorate pharmacy provision in a number of different clinical areas
* Proven experience of managing and developing a service within limited resources
* Formal teaching/training/mentoring training
* Proven facilitative leadership skills
* Understanding of NHS finances
Skills
* Excellent verbal and written communication
* Ability to affect and manage change
* Self-motivated and able to motivate/inspire others
* Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
* Proven time management skills and an ability to work under pressure
* Negotiating and influencing skills
* Committed to patient care
* Approachable and flexible
* Problem identification, prioritisation and solving
* Professional and personal integrity
* Supportive to other members of Pharmacy and multidisciplinary teams
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form. The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision‑making process. The equality monitoring information you provide is used to review our recruitment practices and, where required, to offer disability reasonable adjustments.
Contact
Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Whiston, St Helens
Email: chris.herring@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0151 430 1256
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