# Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Antimicrobial Stewardship

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Liverpool University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacist
- **Salary:** £57528.00 to £64750.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-02T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-18T15:10:00.823Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8268760
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8268760?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacy Team based at Aintree Hospital. The post-holder will play a key role in the management of patients with a range of complex infections, including active involvement in prescribing and optimising antimicrobial therapy for this patient group. The role will also support the supervision and development of pharmacists and technicians within the pharmacy service, ensuring the provision of a high-quality, safe and effective clinical pharmacy service.

We are seeking a dynamic, motivated and forward-thinking clinical pharmacist, ideally with demonstrable experience in antimicrobial stewardship, infectious diseases or anti-infective medicines, who will act as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will undertake specialist patient review, contribute to and attend multidisciplinary meetings, and work closely with consultants, specialist nurses, microbiologists and infection specialists to optimise antimicrobial use and support complex clinical decision-making.

The post-holder will be supported by the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Antimicrobial Stewardship and will be an experienced pharmacist with the ability to provide clinical leadership and take responsibility for the delivery of a proactive, patient-centred specialist pharmacy service across AMS.

### Main duties of the job

Assist the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Antimicrobial Stewardship in the development of pharmacy services and medicines management within the trust.

To provide a safe and effective advanced clinical pharmacy service .

Assist the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Antimicrobial Stewardship in providing clinical training and supervision, relevant to Antimicrobials for other departmental staff.

Provide non-medical prescribing services.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Assist the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Antimicrobial Stewardship in the development of pharmacy services and medicines management within the Trust.

To provide a safe and effective advanced clinical pharmacy service to AMS and Clinical Activity

Assist the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Antimicrobial Stewardship in providing clinical training and supervision across the specialist MDTs

Provide non-medical prescribing services

For more details see Job Description and Person Specification

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Enthusiasm for the position
- Takes personal responsibility for professional behaviour and for contributing positively to team working and staff morale
- Ability to provide on call services and be on site within an hour or stay on site when on call

**Desirable**

- Demonstrate commitment to advanced clinical pharmacy practice and ongoing development within the designated speciality/service area

### Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent communication skills - written
- Excellent communication skills - verbal
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Initiative-taking and able to motivate/inspire others
- Ability to empathise with patients and colleagues
- Computer literate including Microsoft Word, Office, and PowerPoint

**Desirable**

- Ability to affect and manage change

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Advanced clinical knowledge and experience relevant to hospital pharmacy practice, with the ability to develop and apply specialist knowledge within the designated specialty/service area
- Knowledge of the law relating to Pharmacy and medicines

### Experience

**Essential**

- Significant hospital experience
- Experience of medicines optimisation, governance, formulary compliance or antimicrobial stewardship within a hospital setting
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education

**Desirable**

- Experience as a NMP in a Hospital Setting

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Vocational master’s degree in pharmacy
- Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experiential learning.
- Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP)

**Desirable**

- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or equivalent professional body

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