Senior Pharmacy Technician (Antimicrobials)

A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Are you a Pharmacy Technician with an interest in antimicrobials, or looking for a new challenge and a chance to expand your knowledge and experience in a role that directly improves patient care?

If so, please consider the exciting opportunity of joining our passionate and supportive Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) team as Senior Pharmacy Technician for Antimicrobials, based at York Hospital, working in partnership with the Scarborough-based team and led by the Principal Pharmacist for Antimicrobials.

We are looking to recruit an individual who is enthusiastic and driven, with a thirst for learning and patient care, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to work both as part of a team, but also with autonomy. This is an opportunity to expand and enhance the current role, making it your own.

Your role will be central to the multidisciplinary AMS team, working closely with other members from microbiology, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT). Our focus is on embedding the principals of AMS into practice, to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare acquired infections, complications and resistance, in-line with local and national drivers.

Applications are welcome from candidates interested in full and part time hours. Ideally a background in hospital pharmacy would provide relevant experience, but all applications are welcomed.

This is an opportunity to have a varied and interesting role, that improves the quality of care and outcomes for patients. As well as this section, please carefully read the role specific job plan attached to this advert.

You will enhance your knowledge of antimicrobials, within a supportive local team, regional AMS pharmacy group, and national network of AMS technicians. You will be encouraged to share learning with the team and apply it to practice.

You will be a key member of the multi-disciplinary AMS ward rounds, identifying, reviewing and following up patients. You will actively participate in the AMS Team meetings, focus groups and clinical and governance meetings relevant to the role.

You will identify, develop and implement improvement projects and initiatives, guidelines and resources. You will perform audits to monitor practice and performance and prepare and deliver reports to key stakeholders within the Trust. You will be supported to perform practice-based research, with opportunities for attendance in conferences as well as publications.

You will contribute to workforce development by supporting training initiatives for pharmacy staff and the wider MDT, including development of digital prescribing tools.

In addition to your specialist work, you will maintain your general ward-based skills including service provision within the pharmacy medicines management technician team. There will also be an element of regular dispensary ACT cover, and weekend working.

Our benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Mar 2025