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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (will include weekends, evening and bank holiday working as per departmental rotas)
Job ref
208-CA65FA-26-1
Employer
Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Diana Princess of Wales Hospital,
Town
Grimsby
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/05/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust logo

Higher Level Pharmacy Technician - Antimicrobial Stewardship

Band 5

 

 

Job overview

Higher Level Pharmacy Technician - Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS)/Infection Control

We are looking for an experienced, registered Pharmacy Technician to support the pharmacists in antimicrobial stewardship activities across the sites, including ward rounds, audits and sharing of reports. You will ensure delivery of agreed AMS strategies and action plans, implement risk reduction strategies and support education and awareness campaigns.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for supporting antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) activities, including participation in ward rounds, audits, and sharing reports. The role involves supervising and mentoring pharmacy technicians, ensuring delivery of agreed AMS strategies and action plans, and acting as a role model in AMS practice.

 Key duties include managing antimicrobial stock and supply in line with local guidance and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to promote best practice. You will also assist in the implementation of risk reduction strategies, support education and AMS awareness campaigns, provide patient counselling on antimicrobial therapies as needed, and contribute to quality improvement projects.

Additional responsibilities include maintaining AMS competency frameworks, developing standard operating procedures, and collecting data for clinical audits and performance monitoring to enhance antimicrobial use and patient safety across the Trust

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. 

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.  We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about The Humber Health Partnership and  discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

 “We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

 

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services
  • ACT Qualification

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Must be registered with the GPHC
  • Experience of Medicines Optimisation
  • Relevant experience of working in a Pharmacy Environment
Desirable criteria
  • Organising and supporting ward top up services

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoMenopause Friendly EmployerDisability confident employerDisability confident committedArmed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ana Megias-Bas
Job title
Lead Antimicrobial Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03033 303944

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Recruitment Team
Recruitment Office
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Scartho Road
Grimsby
UK
DN31 2QQ
Telephone
03033 306519
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