Pharmacy Technician Specialist - Ophthalmology

NHS; Southampton; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital is seeking an experienced Pharmacy Technician Specialist for its Ophthalmology service. The role involves providing clinical pharmacy support, optimizing medication use, and ensuring patient care within a dynamic healthcare environment. Applicants must be registered with GPhC and possess significant pharmacy experience.

Qualifications

• Registered with GPhC, accreditation in Medicines Management required.
• Extensive post-qualification pharmacy experience necessary.
• Experience in medicines supply and operational workload management.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy technician advice to Ophthalmology service.
• Support medicines management services and stock management.
• Review patient understanding of medications and manage adherence assessments.

Skills

Patient counseling

Medicines management

Team leadership

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC

NVQ3 or BTEC in pharmaceutical science

Job description

Go back University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Pharmacy Technician Specialist - Ophthalmology

The closing date is 20 June 2025

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for the detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

We are pleased to offer a new and exciting opportunity for an experienced, qualified Pharmacy Technician to work within the Ophthalmology service. You will work with the Senior Specialist Pharmacist for Ophthalmology and support the Medicines Management service to improve medicines optimisation for patients in hospital and the local area. Your responsibilities will include supporting adherence and counseling on eye drops and other medications related to the service, ensuring current medication is prescribed and reviewed, supporting cost savings, and liaising with supply services to ensure continuity of specialist products.

You will also support pharmacy trainees and staff in understanding and optimizing the use of eye drops and eye preparations, enabling them to offer suitable advice and referrals to help patients manage their conditions.

About us

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

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Job responsibilities

Job Summary: Provide specialist clinical pharmacy technician advice to the Ophthalmology service at UHS.

General Duties:

1. Provide medicines management services to the eye short stay unit.
2. Support stock management within the eye department, communicating with staff regarding supply difficulties and offering alternative solutions to ensure patient care is maintained.
3. Review patients admitted to UHS or in clinic settings to ensure they understand how to manage their conditions and medications, conducting shared decision-making discussions and adherence assessments, and providing advice to patients or the multidisciplinary team.
4. Support service improvement initiatives, including audits, evaluations, and development, actively identifying areas for improvement and contributing to the Trust's values.

You need to be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC, with accreditation in Medicines Management or as an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT). Additional training in patient counseling is required. This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week) with weekend working (1 in 6) and one late-night shift per week on alternate weeks.

Please see the full Job description and Person Specification for further details.

Person Specification

Trust Values

• Always Improving
• Working Together

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience

• NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science, or equivalent, registered with GPhC.
• Additional specialist qualifications such as accuracy checking, medicines management, TAQA assessor, or management qualifications.
• Extensive post-qualification pharmacy experience, awareness of current regulations, staff management, and operational workload management.
• Experience in medicines supply, CPD commitment, handling patient complaints, team leadership, and familiarity with systems like ESR and E-rostering.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check due to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum.