Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Pharmacist Antimicrobial Management
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Help shape the future of antimicrobial stewardship at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
A newly created Principal Pharmacist, Antimicrobial Stewardship role leading initiatives to optimise antimicrobial prescribing and tackle antimicrobial resistance.
The role will support the expansion of our antimicrobial stewardship programme, strengthening our approach to the safe, effective and sustainable use of antimicrobials across the organisation.
The postholder will help shape antimicrobial stewardship activity within the Trust while contributing to collaborative work across Greater Manchester networks.
Working closely with pharmacy, microbiology, infection prevention and clinical teams, you will lead stewardship initiatives, influence prescribing practice and support quality improvement to optimise antimicrobial use and patient outcomes.
What makes this role different?
- Opportunity to influence antimicrobial prescribing and support safer use of medicines.
- Collaboration with antimicrobial stewardship partners across Greater Manchester.
- Opportunities to contribute to service development and stewardship leadership.
Support the Trust’s response to antimicrobial resistance and help optimise antimicrobial use across the organisation.
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We are looking for a pharmacist with strong clinical expertise, leadership skills and a passion for improving medicines use.
Informal enquiries are welcomed from candidates interested in learning more about this role.
The postholder will provide highly specialist clinical leadership for antimicrobial stewardship, support organisational compliance with national antimicrobial policies and targets, and contribute to the development of antimicrobial stewardship strategy within the Trust and across local healthcare partners. The role will support delivery of national priorities relating to antimicrobial resistance and stewardship, including relevant UK antimicrobial resistance strategies and NHS England antimicrobial stewardship programmes.
The role includes responsibility for antimicrobial governance, clinical leadership of Antimicrobial Stewardship initiatives, development of antimicrobial prescribing policy, and education of healthcare professionals.
The postholder will ensure that Antimicrobial Stewardship services contribute to the delivery of pharmaceutical care that is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led in line with Trust and regulatory expectations.
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This post forms part of a structured development pathway for advanced Antimicrobial Stewardship leadership
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
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WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Gary Masterman
- Job title: Associate Director Pharmacy, Governance
- Email address: gary.masterman@wwl.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 03007072875
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