Job overview
Are you interested in Antifungal Stewardship for? Are you looking to develop your leadership skills?
We are looking for an antifungal stewardship advanced pharmacist to come and be part of our diverse MDT specialising in antimicrobial stewardship (both adults and paediatrics). The team is composed of Infection Consultants, a Consultant Pharmacist, an AMS Advanced Clinical Practitioner, specialist AMS pharmacists, a pharmacy technician, a data analyst and an audit assistant.
You will work closely with our Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, COPAT and Infection Prevention and Control teams as well as the specialist clinical teams, Medicines Safety and Informatics team.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the role is:
1. To work as part of the multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) team within the Trust to deliver the AMS improvement plan.
2. To support the Consultant Pharmacist for AMS, Lead Consultant Microbiology / Infectious Diseases for Antimicrobial Prescribing (adult and paediatrics), other Microbiology / Infectious Diseases Consultants and Infection Prevention and Control team in developing a Trust-wide culture that reduces healthcare-associated infection and supports excellent antimicrobial prescribing.
3. To promote judicious use of antifungals by development and implementation of evidence based antifungal guidance based on local and national resistance patterns.
4. Co-ordinate the development of an enhanced prescribing surveillance and feedback system to clinicians about antifungal prescribing (adult and paediatrics).
5. Plan and undertake or support others in the Trust to undertake clinical audit relating to antimicrobial use.
6. To be line manager for the AMS band pharmacists.
7. Enhance links and collaboration between Pharmacy, Microbiology and other specialist teams within the Trust.
8. Support the Trust strategy for education and training in relation to antimicrobial prescribing, focusing on antifungal prescribing, monitoring and patient education.
9. To 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.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view
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