Lead Clinical Pharmacist – Antimicrobial Stewardship: Sponsorship Available

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

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.

Person Specification

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.

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship experience
  • Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education
  • Experience as a NMP

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

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

Other

Essential

  • Computer literate

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 20 October 2026

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