The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service. Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by: Putting patients first Aiming to get it right Recognising that everybody counts Doing everything openly and honestly ‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England' Job overview The Pharmacy department at the James Paget University Hospital has recently taken on a motivated team of clinical pharmacists. This team is continually working to deliver innovative services and ensure patients get optimal care and outcomes from their medicines. We now have an excellent opportunity available to become the trust's Antimicrobial Pharmacist. This post is ideal for an ambitious and highly skilled pharmacist to develop their career and promote antimicrobial stewardship within the trust. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist, with a keen interest in antibiotics to work with the Microbiology team, the Infection Prevention team and the Pharmacy team. The role will include providing specialist advice on antimicrobials, reviewing antibiotic prescribing and working with regional antimicrobial pharmacists from the other two acute trusts in the region. This split role will also provide the opportunity for the successful applicant's clinical pharmacy career to develop, continuing to work as a clinical pharmacist in the area of orthopaedic surgery. Advert To support the Trust antimicrobial stewardship programme by: • Providing expert advice on pharmaceutical matters relating to anti-infective therapies. • Evaluation, implementation and optimising the surveillance of antimicrobials. • Ensuring antimicrobial policies and guidelines are maintained in accordance with national and local priorities. • Supporting education and training strategies. • Taking part in full 7-day shifted rota, including bank holidays, and on call rota if required. • Includes generalist clinical pharmacy and dispensary duties for a minimum of 40% of the role. The post holder will be supported by the Trust antimicrobial management group, together with the antibiotic lead consultant, and the infection control team. Working for our organisation We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position. The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. ‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England' Tier 2 Sponsorship : We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement. Visa and Immigration If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job. James Paget Hospitals uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Please check your account regularly under “My Applications” to view the progress of your applications. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. In submitting an application form, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.