Senior Pharmacy Technician – Antimicrobial Stewardship

The Methodist Church in Britain; Newbridge; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning opportunities

Flexible working

NHS benefits package

Job summary

The Antimicrobial Stewardship team post sits within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board's primary care work. The post-holder acts as a source of specialist technical expertise, contributing to Welsh Government tier 1 antimicrobial target action plan and improving stewardship processes in primary and community care.

The post is part-time with home or remote working, and Welsh is desirable rather than essential.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3, BTEC or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Sciences, plus specialist experience equivalent to degree level
• Completed Swansea University Clinical Infection Therapy course or equivalent, or willingness to undertake it early in role
• GPhC registration

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high-quality pharmaceutical antimicrobial stewardship service in primary care
• Provide specialist technical expertise to the AMS team and wider health board
• Contribute to the Welsh Government tier 1 antimicrobial target action plan, identifying opportunities and priorities
• Help the health board meet Welsh Government antimicrobial prescribing targets for primary care
• Apply medicines management knowledge to improve the quality and safety of AMS processes in primary and community care
• Overcome barriers to change and resolve operational problems
• Work closely with the AMS team to develop your own practice and that of other pharmacy staff

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Negotiation and persuasion

Medicines management knowledge

Stakeholder-facing experience

GP clinical systems experience

Data analysis (Excel)

Education

Pharmaceutical sciences qualification (NVQ3/BTEC or equivalent)

Clinical Infection Therapy course or equivalent

Tools

GP clinical systems

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Forms

Outlook

SharePoint

Job description

This Antimicrobial Stewardship team post sits within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board's primary care work. The post-holder acts as a source of specialist technical expertise, contributing to the Welsh Government tier 1 antimicrobial target action plan and improving stewardship processes in primary and community care. The post is part-time with home or remote working, and Welsh is desirable rather than essential. GPhC registration, and a completed infection therapy course or willingness to take one early in role, decide fit.

What the job involves

• Deliver a high-quality pharmaceutical antimicrobial stewardship service in primary care
• Provide specialist technical expertise to the AMS team and wider health board
• Contribute to the Welsh Government tier 1 antimicrobial target action plan, identifying opportunities and priorities
• Help the health board meet Welsh Government antimicrobial prescribing targets for primary care
• Apply medicines management knowledge to improve the quality and safety of AMS processes in primary and community care
• Overcome barriers to change and resolve operational problems
• Work closely with the AMS team to develop your own practice and that of other pharmacy staff

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3, BTEC or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Sciences, plus specialist experience equivalent to degree level
• Completed Swansea University Clinical Infection Therapy course or equivalent, or willingness to undertake it early in role

Registration & licences

• GPhC registration

Experience

• Working in primary care medicines management teams, GP practices or care homes, handling repeat prescribing
• Stakeholder-facing experience
• Working to and meeting tight deadlines
• Dealing with patients and members of the public
• Solving complex problems
• Managing audits and project work

Skills & knowledge

• Experience of working with GP clinical systems
• Excel data manipulation and analysis of complex data, plus Word, PowerPoint, Forms, Outlook and SharePoint skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication, adapting style and content to the audience
• Negotiation and persuasion skills
• Knowledge of medicines management, including relevant legislation and policies
• Understanding of pharmacy and medicines management issues in primary and community settings that affect patient care

Other

• Meets all essential criteria in the attached job description and person specification

Nice to have

• Welsh language skills
• Adaptability to unfamiliar computer software and systems
• Experience of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives
• Demonstrated service or quality improvement
• Experience of training others
• Evidence of CPD
• Clinical therapy course or equivalent in AMS, and Level 4 Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Services and Therapeutics
• Membership of the National Antimicrobial Pharmacy Technician Network

What’s offered

• Learning and development opportunities
• Flexible working where possible
• Comprehensive NHS benefits package
• Home or remote working