Lead Pharmacy Homecare Services

Royal Berkshire Nhs Foundation Trust; Reading; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior leader to oversee pharmacy homecare medicines services. You will ensure safe, timely and cost-effective provision, with governance, risk management and performance accountability across end-to-end pathways.

You will work with clinical teams, commissioners and corporate services to optimise services, maintain resilience, and drive quality improvements in a dynamic NHS setting.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership for Pharmacy homecare services across NHS pathways.
• Accountability for governance, risk management and performance.
• Experience leading teams in complex healthcare environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide governance leadership for homecare medicines pathways.
• Oversee contract administration, supplier performance and safety.
• Ensure cost-effective provision and commissioning alignment.
• Develop workforce and deliver continuous quality improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Change management

Budget management

HR processes

Analytical skills

Record keeping

Education

Master degree in pharmacy

GPhC registration

Postgraduate qualifications (PS, Practice/Supervisor, assessor)

Tools

Power BI

Qlik

EPMA / electronic health records

CMM homecare module

Job description

• The post holder provides senior leadership for the Pharmacy homecare medicines services, ensuring safe, timely, appropriate, and cost-effective provision of homecare medicines for Trust patients in accordance with National Homecare Medicines Committee (NHMC) and RPS standards and Trust governance frameworks.
• The role holds accountability for service performance, clinical governance, risk management, and continuous improvement across end-to-end homecare medicines pathways, with delegated responsibility for workforce management, clinical pathway oversight, and defined financial controls.
• The post holder provides integrated oversight across homecare prescription management, clinical validation processes, contract administration, clinical governance, and supplier performance, ensuring consistent standards, clear escalation routes, and effective controls for patient safety, clinical appropriateness, contract compliance, commissioning alignment, medicines recalls, provider performance monitoring, and homecare service quality standards.
• The post holder works closely with senior pharmacy leaders, clinical teams, medical consultants, specialist nurses, commissioning colleagues, and corporate teams to maintain service resilience, provide clinical governance leadership for complex homecare pathways, deliver assurance to Trust governance structures, and optimize homecare medicines pathways for patients and the organization.
• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) (Pharmacist or Technician) (A)
• Master degree in pharmacy/ NVQ level 3, BTEC, or recognised equivalent qualification
• Post graduate qualifications as per PS, Practice Supervisor, Educational Supervisor, assessor qualification, or equivalent experience supporting the development of pharmacy staff, Membership of national professional body (e.g. RPS, APTUK)
• IP qualification/ Homecare validation cerificate, Significant experience as a Lead Pharmacy staff member within a hospital environment (Band 7 or above)
• Experience in leading and managing a team in a complex healthcare environment.
• Experience in audit, KPI monitoring, performance reporting (A/I)
• Significant experience working within and leading pharmacy homecare services in an acute NHS setting
• Extensive experience using medicine stock control and hospital pharmacy systems
• Proven track record of managing diverse teams to high performance levels and through change
• Previous experience managing HR processes i.e. sickness management, performance management, recruitment and selection
• Experience of delivering cost savings in NHS
• Experience in governance processes, policy/SOP maintenance, or audit (A/I), Experience in all aspects of hospital pharmacy
• Experience of using the CMM homecare module
• Experience in developing Pharmacy services
• Experience in using continuous quality improvement techniques (A)
• Experience of working with external homecare providers (A/I)
• Budget management experience
• Experience of contract management, Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to patients, clinical staff, and senior colleagues
• Ability to work autonomously and manage a complex workload, prioritising effectively to meet deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent and effective communication, negotiation, and judgement skills
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and commitment to high standards of record keeping, Familiarity with clinical information systems (e.g. EPMA, electronic health records)
• Advanced data visualisation or dashboard development skills (Power BI, Qlik)
• Understanding of commissioning arrangements and financial implications of high-cost drugs

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

• The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good. Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.