Lead Pharmacist Antimicrobial Stewardship
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Taunton, TA1 5DA
Salary
£66,582 to £77,368
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 September 2026
8 days left
Job description
Are you an enthusiastic, dynamic and clinical pharmacist with demonstrable skills in Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) and Infection Management? Are you...
This is a key leading role driving AMS in Somerset, working closely with the Somerset Consultant AMS Pharmacist and other relevant stakeholders, to ensure delivery of the NHSE Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) strategy within Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) and across the Somerset Health system.
You will be responsible for the leadership and operational delivery of a high-quality AMS programme in line with the agreed priorities within SFT. This will involve leading an AMS pharmacy team providing a highly specialist, evidence-based service to influence infection management strategies and the safe and effective use of antimicrobials within the Trust.
You will work with the Somerset Consultant AMS Pharmacist to align AMS strategies across Somerset health sectors to positively impact antimicrobial prescribing practice in primary care, in line with national and local priorities.
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
- Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
- NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
- Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent in Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Diploma and/or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy and/or General Pharmacy Practice
- Registered independent prescriber
- Further training in infection management or AMS
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification(s) relating to infection management or AMS
- Recognised leadership training or qualification
- Active Member of the Infection Network within UKCPA or the British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy or equivalent pharmacist specialist interest group
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of post-registration clinical pharmacy knowledge and experience, sufficient to the levels in the clusters of the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework
- Demonstrable hospital pharmacy experience delivering infection management clinical pharmacy practice at an advanced level
- Experience delivering AMS at mostly an advanced level
- Clinical pharmacy experience of general medicine, general surgery (including non-specialist service provision to acute and emergency patients)
- Experience in clinical training and/or mentoring of pharmacy staff
- Experience of staff appraisal and objective setting
- Experience of change management and implementation of improvement initiatives in service delivery within the NHS
- Experience of being accountable for the delivery, management, and strategic overview of a specialist service(s)
- Experience of undertaking and publishing research and audit
Desirable
- Experience of change management and implementation of improvement initiatives in service delivery within the NHS
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development
- Evidence of excellent standard of Literacy / English language skills
- High quality and effective communication skills, verbal, telephonic and written
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.
About the employer
NHS organisation
This listing was structured from NHS Jobs. Vacancy details and the application process remain the responsibility of the original source.
Explore related