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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 17 hours per week
Job ref
432-HR1299-25
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colchester Hospital
Town
Colchester
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/03/2026 23:59

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Antimicrobial Stewardship

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of  ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

Have you got the enthusiasm and passion to take up the challenge of this vital Pharmacy position?

About our Pharmacy Service

We have an exciting opportunity for you to contribute to our team in providing high quality and respected clinical pharmacy services as a Clinical Pharmacy Technician – Antimicrobial Stewardship, based at Colchester Hospital.

The role is split into two complementary roles. You will spend approximately half of your time working on the Antimicrobial Stewardship agenda and the remaining half working at ward level within the clinical pharmacy service.

Being a key member of the multidisciplinary team you will be expected to fully integrate within the clinical environment providing a patient centred approach to medicines management and Antimicrobial Stewardship.

ESNEFT is about to embark on a full site wide implementation of the EPIC electronic patient record which includes electronic prescribing and administration and pharmacy stock control system replacement.

Main duties of the job

  • Ensure with senior colleagues the delivery of the Trust’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategy; being a proactive member of the Trust’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Group accordingly.
  • Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the optimal and cost effective use of anti-infective medicines throughout the organisation.
  • Assist in the delivery and evaluation of clinical pharmacy and Trust-wide services relating to anti-infective medicines management; this will include taking responsibility for required antibiotic-related audit activity across the organisation.
  • Provide on-going guidance and mentorship to clinical pharmacy and multidisciplinary colleagues working within areas of practice throughout the organisation.
  • Deliver teaching and training regarding antimicrobial topics to any staff group and to develop and maintain antimicrobial e-learning packages for use within ESNEFT and partner organisations.
  • Assist the Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Antibiotic Stewardship in ensuring that all required medication safety and clinical governance issues are actioned and implemented in a timely manner.
  • Assist the pharmacy department in providing a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to in-patients.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience working as a pharmacy technician within hospital practice
  • Previous clinical activity at ward level
Desirable criteria
  • Experience with clinical audits

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BTech in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
  • Registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC
  • Formal Medicines Management Qualification
  • Formal Medicines Reconciliation Qualification
  • Accredited Accuracy Checking Qualification (ACT)

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Computer literacy of standard databases
  • Understanding of pharmacy organisational/structure (local/national)
  • Understanding of the relationship of the pharmacy department to the wider multidisciplinary team
  • Good pharmaceutical knowledge
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of the structure of the modern NHS
  • Awareness of current national issues affecting pharmacy, especially relating to Antimicrobial Stewardship

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Christopher Holman
Job title
Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07543 302105

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Colchester General Hospital
Telephone
07789651269
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