University Hospital Southampton NHS FT
Specialist Pharmacy Technician OPAT service
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Job Description: Oral Antibiotics Prescription Team (OPAT) Clinical Technical Officer
Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer this opportunity to join their team. The role is aimed at existing members of the OPAT team.
For full details—including the full job description and person specification—see the attached document.
About Working at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- One of England’s largest acute teaching trusts
- A wealth of learning and development opportunities to support career growth
- Premium location: Southampton on the south coast, with an international airport and direct rail links to London
- Natural beauty nearby: New Forest, South Downs, and Jurassic Coast
- Commitment to flexible working to support work-life balance, family commitments, study, or wellbeing needs
- A diverse and inclusive culture, championing individuality and fostering anti-racist, anti-discriminatory practices to ensure everyone feels valued and empowered
Key Notes for Applicants:
- Avoid over-relying on generic AI-generated content; personalise applications to highlight unique skills.
- Your experience and achievements should be original and authentic.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage stock control and prescription tracking, ensuring timely resupply of patient medications
- Support the pharmacist in coordinating the antimicrobial supply chain
- Assist with workflows and data collection, maintaining records on eCamis
- Coordinate clinics and appointments
- Provide counselling to patients on oral antibiotic medications, including linezolid, Fluoroquinolones, etc.
- Respond to OPAT queries via email and phone (handling both patient and professional clinical requests) and escalate as appropriate
- Experience working within existing OPAT team preferred
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Trust Values
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience
- Qualification: NVQ3 Level 3, BTEC in pharmaceutical sciences, or equivalent
- Registration: Registered as a pharmacy technician with the GPhC (General Pharmaceutical Council)
- Specialist qualifications or experience in one of the following:
- Medicines management qualification
- Accuracy checking qualification/accreditation
- TAQA assessor qualification or equivalent training/teaching experience
- CIPS Level 4 Foundation management qualification, or demonstrable experience in day-to-day operational management of staff and workload
- Specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge/experience in one or more areas:
- Extensive post-qualification experience preferred
- Experience in:
- Staff management and workforce supervision
- Recruitment and selection
- Accurate supply of medicines (in hospital or community pharmacy settings)
- Commitment to ongoing continuous professional development (CPD)
- Ability to resolve complaints from patients/customers
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Desirable Criteria
- Experience in leading a team
- Additional specialist pharmacy qualifications, e.g. completion of the APTUK Foundation Framework
- Specialist qualifications (e.g. medicines management, accuracy checking accreditation)
- Experience of stock control systems (e.g. JAC or similar computer-based systems)
- Experience in service development, audit design & implementation, or clinical research/logistics
- Experience in aseptics, clinical trials, or ward-based medicines management
- Mentoring, coaching, or motivating staff experience
- Experience with ESR and E-rostering systems
This role is ideal for candidates with a background in pharmacy operations, medicines management, or clinical support functions within OPAT.
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