Enhanced Role Pharmacy Technician - Homecare and Procurement

The Methodist Church in Britain; Walsall; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an enhanced-role Pharmacy Technician to cover the homecare team, procurement, and ward medicines. The role focuses on co-ordinating day-to-day homecare operations, governance, and staff training, with supervision duties and weekend/bank holiday rota requirements.

The post requires GPhC registration and ACPT accreditation, with hospital pharmacy experience and knowledge of procurement processes.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy technician qualification and registration required.
• Hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• Experience with ward storage audits and procurement is desirable.
• Knowledge of GDP and FMD is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate workload of the homecare team and procurement.
• Supervise colleagues in the homecare team.
• Manage day-to-day management of the homecare service and governance.
• Support recruitment and training within homecare and procurement.
• Liaise with suppliers and finance on price discrepancies and deliveries.

Connaissances

GDP/FMD knowledge

Automated storage cabinets

Procurement invoicing

Communication skills

Formation

NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Technician

BTEC Pharmaceutical Science

Description du poste

An enhanced-role pharmacy technician post in the Pharmacy Homecare Team at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, covering homecare medicines alongside procurement. The work centres on co-ordinating the homecare service day to day, supporting its governance and training, providing dispensary cover, and preparing and checking ward medicines. The post includes supervising colleagues and working weekends and bank holidays on a rota. Fit depends on General Pharmaceutical Council registration and National Accredited Pharmacy Checking Technician accreditation.

What the job involves

• Co-ordinate the workload of the pharmacy homecare team and, when needed, the procurement team
• Supervise the work of others in the homecare team
• Support the day-to-day management of the homecare service and its governance arrangements
• Implement new processes and ways of working in procurement and homecare, and propose service improvements
• Manage and investigate supply problems, purchasing to minimise shortages and reporting them to relevant staff
• Maintain the pharmacy computer system, including drug contract prices, drug files and supplier records
• Provide dispensary support and help wards order and prepare medicines, accuracy-checking those for administration
• Deal with non-routine enquiries from the procurement and homecare teams
• Support recruitment to the procurement, homecare and wider pharmacy stores teams
• Contribute to the training and development of staff and provide quality feedback and data
• Liaise with suppliers, wholesalers and the Trust finance team over price discrepancies, invoices and deliveries
• Maintain the database of products that makers cannot supply and inform the appropriate staff

What’s required

Qualifications

• Pharmacy technician qualification at NVQ level 3, or BTEC Pharmaceutical Science, or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• National Accredited Pharmacy Checking Technician (ACPT) accreditation

Experience

• Recent experience as a pharmacy technician in a hospital pharmacy
• Experience of ward storage audits, action plans and assessing compliance against CQC requirements
• Recent experience in hospital pharmacy procurement and/or homecare services
• Knowledge and experience of dealing with queries

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of MHRA Good Distribution Practice and the Falsified Medicines Directive
• Knowledge of automated storage cabinets
• Understanding of procurement and homecare invoicing
• Ability to communicate face to face, by telephone, email and in writing

Nice to have

• In-depth knowledge of homecare, procurement, invoicing, goods receipt, storage requirements and stock control
• Experience of day-to-day supervision of staff