About the role
Salary: £39959.00 to £48117.00
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Ths is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician looking for an opportunity to shape the future of sustainable healthcare?At University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, we are seeking an innovative Band 6 Specialist Clinical Pharmacy Technician to join our team. This exciting new role will support the delivery of high-profile pharmacy sustainability projects that improve patient care, reduce environmental impact and deliver significant financial benefits to the Trust.
As part of the pharmacy anti-infectives team you will work closely with pharmacists, clinical teams, divisional sustainability leads and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in implementing medicines optimisation initiatives across the Trust. These projects include reducing unnecessary intravenous medicines use through IV-to-oral antimicrobial and paracetamol switching programmes, supporting patients to transition from liquid medicines to tablets where clinically appropriate, and identifying further opportunities to improve the sustainability of medicines use. These initiatives are anticipated to deliver substantial savings while reducing the carbon footprint associated with healthcare delivery.