Pharmacy Technician Higher level | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic, patient centred registered pharmacy technician to be part of the medicines management team at UHS. Your focus will be to help us create and develop our service for Critical Care & Theatres. You will be working closely with an experienced and supportive team of critical care pharmacists and the wider critical care MDT., A recent expansion has secured funding for 22.5hours (0.6wte) of a Band 5 pharmacy technician to help deliver our services across over 30 theatres and six critical care areas. As a regional centre for Neurology, Cardiology and Trauma patients we have a busy dept, providing care to patients far and wide. If you have a passion for ensuring patient safety, have good IT skills and enjoy problem solving, do make contact and discuss the role further. You will support the pharmacy teams with: - Drug histories. - Ordering and supplying medicines - Stock shortage management. - CD audits - Supporting the development of trainee pharmacy staff - Developing our patient safety focus - Project work. - Teaching Are your a registered pharmacy technician who is looking to do something a bit different? Would you like to support patients on the first part of their journey in hospital? Then come and join us! We have a friendly and developing team consisting of registered Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Support Workers who work alongside trainees. We challenge each other to be better every single day, while improving our services to meet the ever-changing needs of our diverse patient base. The Medicines Management team operate between 8.00am and 4.30pm each day, working in the inpatient dispensary until 7pm fortnightly. You will be required to join our weekend and bank holidays rota so we can continue to offer our services every day of the year. Flexible working hours and days of working will be considered. You will get the chance to experience a wide variety of tasks, building your knowledge and skill base while providing excellent patient care. Training and study time is fully supported, as well as the opportunity to build a network of colleagues across the UK and beyond. We have a strong focus on developing our staff with in-house competencies, leadership skills and exposure to management for junior staff. As a department we have an ethos for continuing professional development and training for all our staff. The post-holder will be required to undertake further study in:

• In-house competencies
• Medicines Management course (accredited)
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician course
• Patient counselling course
• Individual personal development plans and much more!
  
  As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted. Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service. As this is a new role you will be able to bring your own experience or just your appetite for helping to build and shape an excellent service. If that sounds like you - we'd love to hear from you!