Job Description

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES The main outline of rotations will include;- Dispensary-based training at Southampton General Hospital and The Royal South Hants Hospital, where you will be trained through competency-based learning to dispense and label accurately.- Issuing medications to patients will also be covered.- Experience working with the team at South Central Ambulance Service, ensuring appropriate levels of medication for ambulances across the region are maintained and supervising junior staff to meet workload demands.- Ward-based learning where you will spend time with patients taking an accurate medication history, discussing the medications they have brought into the hospital and offering advice.- Experience in our large aseptic units learning how to produce IV antibiotics, Total Parental Nutrition (TPN) and Cytotoxic IV/Infusions. WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR We are seeking diligent and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technicians who are committed to enhancing patient care and collaborating with the pharmacy and UHS teams in all areas of pharmacy and at the ward level. Applicants must be Registered Pharmacy Technicians with the General Pharmaceutical Council. They must possess the following: BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or NVQ level 3 supported by appropriate underpinning knowledge, e.g.



BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or NPA. Applicants working towards the relevant qualifications will be considered. Informal enquiries are welcome. Please contact 02381 208726 or email PharmacyTrainingTeam@uhs.nhs.uk for more information.