Wye Valley NHS Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Band 6 Lead Pharmacy Technician to support antimicrobial stewardship service across the Trust. The post holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist - AMS, IVOPAT & Infectious Diseases and the wider multidisciplinary team to optimise antimicrobial use, support infection management, contribute to audit, clinical governance and service improvement activities, and provide specialist technical support within designated service areas.
This is a 12 month fixed‑term opportunity for a skilled pharmacy technician with a strong interest in antimicrobial stewardship to make a meaningful contribution to patient safety and quality of care.
To work towards and complete the level 4 Clinical Diploma for Pharmacy Technicians.
To ensure that medicines reconciliation is completed in a timely manner by communicating with patients, carers, GPs to ensure an accurate record of medicines aiming to resolve any discrepancies or issues.
To ensure that patient’s medicines are available in a timely manner during their inpatient stay by checking Patients’ Own Drugs and completing medication orders.
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.
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