Senior Clinical Pharmacist Antimicrobial

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 November 2026

This is an excellent opportunity for a pharmacist with a passion for antimicrobial stewardship to play a key role in improving patient outcomes,reducing antimicrobial resistance, and supporting the delivery of high-quality,evidence-based care across our organisation. Working closely with microbiology,infection prevention and control, pharmacy, medical and nursing colleagues, youwill contribute to the development and delivery of innovative antimicrobial strategies and services that make a real difference to patients.

As part of our ambitious and well-established team, you will have opportunities to influence clinical practice, support service development, lead quality improvement initiatives, and contribute to education, audit and research activities. We are committed to supporting professional growth andoffer a supportive environment where independent prescribing, advanced clinical practice and leadership skills can flourish.

The role involves working across our hospital sites and engaging with multidisciplinary teams throughout the Trust to drive excellence in antimicrobial stewardship.

You will join a highly regarded, friendly and supportive pharmacy service that prioritises staff wellbeing, professional development and innovation, enabling colleagues to reach their full potential and deliver outstanding patient care.

As a key member of the Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Team,you will work closely with consultants, microbiologists, infection prevention and control teams, nurses and pharmacists to deliver the Trust's values ofsafe, compassionate and joined-up care, supporting our mission of right firsttime, every time.

You will provide expert advice on the safe, effective and evidence-based use of antimicrobials across the Trust, helping to optimise patient outcomes and reduce antimicrobial resistance. Working across acute and community services, you will support clinical decision-making, antimicrobial stewardship ward rounds, guideline development, audit, education and quality improvement initiatives.

A central component of the role will be active participation in specialist multidisciplinary teams, including the Clostridioides difficile(C. difficile) MDT, HIV MDT and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy(OPAT) MDT, where you will provide advanced pharmaceutical input into the management of complex infection cases.

You will contribute to the delivery of the Trust'santimicrobial stewardship strategy through governance, service development,sustainability initiatives and performance monitoring. The post holder will support the development of pharmacy staff, deliver education and training to healthcare professionals and work collaboratively with clinical teams to embedbest practice.

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

Thisrole offers excellent opportunities for professional development, and you willbe expected to work autonomously, demonstrate initiative and influence change,while also being an enthusiastic team player committed to continuous improvement and high-quality patient care.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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As a senior member of the Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS)
Team, you will provide specialist clinical pharmacy support for patients with infection across County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. You willlead and participate in AMS ward rounds, working alongside microbiology,infection prevention and control, medical and nursing colleagues to optimise antimicrobial prescribing, improve patient outcomes and reduce antimicrobial resistance.

You will provide expert pharmaceutical input into specialist multidisciplinary team meetings, including the Clostridioides difficile
(C. difficile) MDT, HIV MDT and Outpatient…