Specialist Pharmacist (Band 7) Medicine and Antimicrobials

Are you looking for a new challenge that will develop your skills, knowledge and gain experience of working in one of England's leading NHS Trusts?, You will utilise your clinical skills and experience by providing clinical pharmacy services to wards and other areas, assisting with the training and development of others and supporting the improvement of the services. You will gain specialist skills in antimicrobial optimisation and assist in delivering the Trusts antimicrobial stewardship programme. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and will help maintain the high standard of services that are already provided. Independent Prescribing is integral to our pharmacist's roles. In this post you will have the opportunity to develop your clinical knowledge and specialist skills within one of the following areas:

• Emergency and Specialist Medicine Clinical Management Group.
• Antimicrobial Optimisation.
Post holder will be expected to contribute towards evening, on-call, bank holiday and weekend rotas.

We have an opportunity for you to join our friendly, innovative and well respected team at University Hospitals of Leicester. We are looking for a registered pharmacist from any background to join our team in role split working in our medicine and antimicrobial teams. This is a really exciting time to join University Hospitals of Leicester and the pharmacy department in particular. You can expect benefits including:
• Full training and support, including for those moving from other sectors, returning to practice and international candidates., Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.


• Working with and learning from a diverse and forward thinking pharmacy team; we currently have 5 Consultant Pharmacist and 5 Advanced Pharmacist Practitioners and are seeking to grow this further in the future.
• Flexible working options and a strong focus on work-life balance.
• Access to UHL staff benefit schemes including Vivup and Wage stream with a range of offers and discounts of products and services, plus a salary sacrifice schemes for cars and bikes.
• Relocation expenses available where relevant.