# Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Antimicrobial Stewardship > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-clinical-pharmacist-antimicrobial-stewardship/1d115ee4-154c-47fa-8968-1d6ac437202e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-clinical-pharmacist-antimicrobial-stewardship/1d115ee4-154c-47fa-8968-1d6ac437202e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Liverpool University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-06T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-22T08:00:48.358Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8269430 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8269430?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced pharmacist with a passion for antimicrobial stewardship and improving patient outcomes? We have an exciting opportunity to lead AMS services at Aintree University Hospital. In this influential role, you will provide expert clinical leadership for antimicrobial stewardship and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) services, driving safe, effective, and evidence-based antimicrobial use across a range of specialist clinical areas. Working alongside microbiologists, infectious diseases specialists, clinicians, nurses, and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will help shape antimicrobial strategy, reduce antimicrobial resistance, and improve patient care. You will lead and develop a dedicated team of pharmacists and technical staff, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, patient-centred service while supporting innovation, education, governance, and service improvement. The successful candidate will have substantial hospital pharmacy experience, specialist expertise in antimicrobial stewardship and infection management, and a proven ability to lead teams and develop services. This is an excellent opportunity to influence practice, drive innovation, and play a key role in delivering outstanding care for patients with complex infections ### Main duties of the job Provide senior clinical leadership for Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) services, ensuring the safe, effective, and evidence-based use of antimicrobials across the organisation. Deliver expert pharmaceutical input to antimicrobial stewardship ward rounds, multidisciplinary meetings, and infection management reviews. Lead the development and delivery of AMS and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) services, driving improvements in patient outcomes, reducing antimicrobial resistance, and supporting innovative models of care. Manage and develop the AMS and OPAT pharmacy teams, ensuring a high-quality, patient-centred service. Work closely with microbiology, infectious diseases, nursing, and medical colleagues to deliver integrated care and support service improvement. Provide leadership for medicines optimisation, governance, audit, quality improvement, and risk management related to antimicrobial use. Support compliance with local and national antimicrobial stewardship standards and promote the efficient use of medicines. Deliver specialist education and training to pharmacy, medical, nursing, and multidisciplinary teams. Support workforce development, contribute to research and service evaluation, and promote innovation to enhance patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and patient experience. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### Strategic Leadership of Antimicrobial Stewardship Services - Lead the strategic direction, planning, and long-term development of Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) and OPAT services across the organisation. - Shape the design, implementation, and evaluation of innovative, patient-centred antimicrobial services that align with Trust priorities, national stewardship standards, and best practice guidance. - Work collaboratively with microbiologists, infectious diseases specialists, senior nurses, consultants, and operational leaders to optimise antimicrobial use and improve patient outcomes. - Provide professional leadership for antimicrobial stewardship programmes, supporting the reduction of antimicrobial resistance and delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care. ### Service Development & Workforce Management - Develop and implement robust systems, governance processes, and service structures that support high-quality AMS and OPAT services. - Provide effective day-to-day leadership, ensuring appropriate staffing, workload management, and prioritisation across the AMS pharmacy team. - Lead service evaluation and performance monitoring, identifying opportunities to improve safety, clinical effectiveness, efficiency, and patient experience. - Drive the development and expansion of OPAT and infection management services to support patients across inpatient and outpatient settings. ### Training, Education & Workforce Development - Lead the training, competency development, and advanced practice progression of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other members of the pharmacy workforce working within AMS and OPAT services. - Provide specialist teaching and support to rotational pharmacists, foundation trainees, independent prescribers, and postgraduate learners. - Deliver antimicrobial stewardship and infection management education to medical, nursing, and multidisciplinary colleagues. - Support Trust-wide education programmes that promote safe prescribing, medicines optimisation, and responsible antimicrobial use. ### Collaboration & Interface Working - Work closely with primary care, community services, integrated care partners, and secondary care colleagues to ensure safe and effective antimicrobial management across care settings. - Lead the development of shared care pathways, OPAT protocols, and antimicrobial guidance that support seamless transitions of care. - Ensure robust communication of medicines-related information to support continuity of care and reduce avoidable treatment delays. - Promote integrated working and best use of antimicrobial therapies across organisational and professional boundaries to deliver high-quality patient-centred care. ### 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** - Computer literate ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. - Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team. - Self-motivating and able to motivate/inspire others **Desirable** - Ability to affect and manage change ### Knowledge **Essential** - Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role - Good all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills **Desirable** - Publications demonstrating such knowledge in the speciality of Critical Care ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role - Antimicrobial Stewardship experience - Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education - Experience as a NMP ### Qualifications **Essential** - Vocational masters degree in pharmacy - Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council - Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience - Full NMP (Non-Medical Prescribing) qualification **Desirable** - MRPharmS - UKCPA (UK Clinical Pharmacy Association) membership - Must hold Advanced Pharmacist credentialing in Critical Care in line with the RPS Curriculum, or obtain this within 18 months of appointment. ## Documents - [oh form (pdf, 552.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10584299) - [life at luhft benefits (pdf, 333.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2664) - [lead clinical pharmacist -ams 8b (pdf, 432.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10584514) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.