Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Antimicrobial Service

To support the lead Pharmacist in the implementation and promotion of Antimicrobial stewardship within the Trust.
Using EPMA, monitor and review prescriptions for antimicrobials and escalate to clinical Pharmacists where review of antimicrobials is required
To support the lead Pharmacist in the delivery of national and local antimicrobial stewardship strategies, including the antimicrobial resistance and stewardship CQUIN
To support Data analysis and present reports to feedback antibiotic audit results and actions identified by the audits
To review trends and themes from incidents, performance, infection rates and RCA outputs to inform service objectives, research and training
strategy

Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals -Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

We are looking for enthusiastic Pharmacy Technicians to support with antimicrobial stewardship service for University Hospitals of Morecambe
Bay.
You must be a qualified (GPhC registered) Pharmacy Technician, be competent, able to prioritise work and have the ability to implement change
as well as manage and develop services.
You will ideally be working towards your Technician Clinical Diploma or willing to complete it if successful.
You will need to be able to prioritise workload efficiently and effectively, work accurately in a timely manner in the face of frequent interruptions.
Applicants will be committed to improving patient care and delivering a high quality pharmacy service.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive .
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £38 for Enhanced and £18 for Standard clearance for will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle in to your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding.