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Are you passionate about improving antimicrobial use and patient safety across a whole health system? We are seeking an experienced and motivated pharmacy professional to lead key antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) projects across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
This is an exciting opportunity to take a system-wide leadership role, delivering high-impact initiatives that improve antimicrobial prescribing, reduce unwarranted variation, and support better patient outcomes. A key focus of the role will be leading a penicillin allergy de-labelling (PADL) programme within GP practices.
Working within the Integrated Care Board (ICB), this secondment offers a unique opportunity to gain insight into commissioning, system leadership and how care is planned and delivered across an integrated care system. It would be particularly valuable for candidates who have primarily worked in provider organisations, such as acute trusts, and are keen to broaden their experience and understanding of how services are designed, commissioned and connected at system level.
You will work across organisational boundaries, influencing practice, engaging stakeholders, and turning evidence into meaningful change. This role is ideal for someone with strong clinical or medicines optimisation knowledge, excellent relationship-building skills, and the drive to lead improvement at scale.
In this role, you will lead the delivery of antimicrobial stewardship projects across the Integrated Care System, ensuring they align with national policy and local priorities. You will manage defined workstreams, coordinate activity across organisations, and ensure delivery against agreed milestones and outcomes.
We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.
We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.
We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.
Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:
- 27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement
- NHS pension scheme
- Sick pay policy
- Occupational health services including staff counselling services
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers
- Health Service Discounts – offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.
Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period
You will be joining the Medicines Optimisation Team at an important stage of development, as we continue to evolve following organisational change.
We are a small, dedicated team working across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, committed to improving patient outcomes through medicines optimisation and antimicrobial stewardship. You will work closely with a wide range of colleagues across primary care, secondary care, and system partners, offering excellent exposure to different parts of the healthcare system.
This role provides the opportunity to build strong professional networks, develop system leadership experience, and play an active role in strengthening how we work together as a team. We support flexible working, with a mix of home working, office base, and travel across the system, alongside opportunities for ongoing professional development.
You will:
Lead and deliver AMS improvement projects, including the implementation of the PADL programme.
Work collaboratively with GP practices, trusts, and system partners to embed evidence-based prescribing practices.
Analyse complex data to identify priorities, risks and opportunities for improvement.
Develop and implement tools, resources, and educational materials to support practice change.
Provide expert advice and contribute to the development of AMS policies, guidelines and service improvements.
Plan and facilitate meetings, workshops, and training sessions to support engagement and delivery.
We are looking for someone who:
Is an effective communicator and influencer, able to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
Has strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data.
Is highly organised, able to manage competing priorities and deliver to deadlines.
Has experience in project delivery, service improvement, or change management.
Is passionate about antimicrobial stewardship, patient safety and quality improvement.
