Lead Pharmacist Paediatrics Antimicrobial Stewardship

Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC:
Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To include participation in the on call, weekend-working and late-shift rotas.) Job
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APHA-2225

Employer North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Warrington and Halton Hospitals Town Warrington Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 30/09/2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, innovative and highly motivated pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Team as
Lead Pharmacist for Paediatrics with Antimicrobial Stewardship
.

This newly created Band 8a post offers a unique opportunity to work across two important specialist areas of practice. The successful candidate will provide leadership for the Trust's paediatric pharmacy service, delivering expert clinical input, medicines optimisation, governance, education and service development for children and young people. They will work closely with paediatric medical, nursing and multidisciplinary teams to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred pharmaceutical care.

In addition, the post holder will play a key role in supporting the Trust's antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programme. Working alongside the Trust's established Lead Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist, the successful candidate will support the delivery of the Trust's AMS agenda across the organisation, with a particular interest in paediatric antimicrobial stewardship.

The main duties of the role include:

• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy leadership for paediatric services across the Trust, ensuring the safe, effective and evidence-based use of medicines for children and young people.
• Work collaboratively with paediatric consultants, medical staff, nurses and allied health professionals to optimise medicines management and improve patient outcomes.
• Lead the development, implementation and review of clinical guidelines, policies and pathways relating to paediatric medicines and AMS use.
• Contribute to medicines safety, audit and quality improvement initiatives within paediatric and AMS services.
• Provide education and training on paediatric medicines and antimicrobials to pharmacy, medical and nursing colleagues.
• Support service development projects that enhance the quality, safety and effectiveness of paediatric pharmacy services.
• Work alongside the Trust's Lead Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist to support delivery of the Trust's antimicrobial stewardship strategy.
• Support antimicrobial stewardship ward rounds and review antimicrobial prescribing to promote the safe, effective and appropriate use of antimicrobials across the Trust.
• Provide specialist advice on antimicrobial therapy, antimicrobial stewardship and medicines optimisation to healthcare professionals.
• Work collaboratively with microbiology, infection prevention and control teams, clinicians and pharmacists to improve antimicrobial use and reduce antimicrobial resistance.

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