Lead Pharmacy Technician - Homecare

Bedfordshire Hospitals; Luton, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Lead Pharmacy Technician to join the Pharmacy Homecare team in Luton. The role focuses on coordinating homecare services, counselling patients, and ensuring safe, reliable delivery of specialist medicines in the patient’s home.

You will work with Pharmacists, Clinicians and Homecare providers, supervising staff and helping onboard patients while driving continuous improvements in service delivery and cost-saving initiatives.

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills.
• Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent.
• NVQ 3 in Leadership and Management or equivalent.
• Membership of APTUK.
• CIPS level 3 certificate in purchasing and supply or willing to undertake.
• Certified to clinically screen homecare prescriptions (PWDS Homecare Services) or willing to undertake.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Homecare services to patients, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.
• Undertake day-to-day supervision and line management of Homecare staff as appropriate.
• Support delivery of KPIs for the Homecare service.
• Participate in clinical screening/verification of homecare prescriptions after certification.
• Collaborate with cross-site groups to improve Homecare practices across Bedfordshire sites.
• Support onboarding of patients onto Homecare and counsel where appropriate.
• Act as liaison to support cost-saving initiatives such as biosimilar and generic switches.

Education

Registration with GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician

Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills

Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent

NVQ 3 in Leadership and Management or equivalent

Membership of APTUK

CIPS level 3 certificate in purchasing & supply

PWDS Homecare Services certification (Prescription Validation & Clinical Screening)

Tools

WellSky Medicines Management

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Homecare Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will include late duties, weekend and bank holiday working as required) Job ref 418-DTO6107-KA

Site Cross-Site - Base site will be Luton and Dunstable Hospital Town Luton/Bedford Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 05/11/2026

Job overview

Are you an experienced Pharmacy Technician looking for an opportunity to develop your skills within a specialist service? Are you organised, proactive and committed to delivering safe, high-quality care to patients?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Lead Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Homecare team. You will play an important role in supporting the delivery of an efficient, patient-focused growing Homecare service, helping patients receive specialist medicines safely, reliably and conveniently in their own homes.

Working closely with Pharmacists, Clinicians, Homecare providers and Pharmacy colleagues, you will support the Principal Pharmacy Technician with the coordination and the provision of Homecare services to patients. You will also manage the day to day running of the Homecare service and work closely with clinical teams to support the onboarding of patients onto Homecare, including counselling where appropriate.

You will need excellent organisational and communication skills, a strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise your workload and meet deadlines. A commitment to patient safety, confidentiality and delivering a high standard of service is essential.

In return, you will join a supportive Pharmacy team where your contribution is valued, with opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills within the specialist area of Homecare and make a positive difference to patients every day.

Main duties of the job

• To support the Principal Pharmacy Technician with the coordination and the provision of Homecare services to patients, in line with national standards, guidelines, local policy and procedures ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and MHRA requirements.
• To undertake day-to-day supervision and where appropriate, line management of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Assistants and admin/clerical staff who are working in Homecare.
• To support the delivery of KPIs for the Homecare service.
• Once certification achieved, to participate in the clinical screening/verification of homecare prescriptions utilising nationally recognised certification in line with departmental policy/SOPs.
• To be involved in cross site working groups to deliver the Pharmacy strategy, to improve practices at each of the Bedfordshire Hospital sites.
• To work directly with clinical teams to enhance the delivery of Homecare services, review and improve existing services in association with the Principal Pharmacy Technician.
• To work closely with the clinical teams to support the on boarding of patients onto the Homecare service and counsel them where appropriate.
• To act as the primary link between the clinical teams and Pharmacy to support cost saving initiatives such as biosimilar switches, generic switches and ongoing service development and refinement.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
• Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills
• Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent experience
• NVQ 3 in Leadership and Management or equivalent experience
• Membership of APTUK
• CIPS level 3 certificate in purchasing and supply or willing to undertake
• Certified by a recognised national provider (i.e. PWDS Homecare Services – Prescription Validation & Clinical Screening Programme) to clinically screen homecare prescriptions or willing to undertake.

Experience

• Experience of working to deadlines and managing own workload to meet the needs of a service
• Experience of working within a Homecare or Procurement setting
• Experience of formulating standard operating procedures
• Experience of supervising and training staff
• Ability to appropriately prioritise tasks of your own and others using suitable delegation skills
• Staff management including, performance, appraisal, sickness and HR procedures
• Experience of supporting project management and delivery
• Ability to use Refine / Define IT solutions to identify savings opportunities
• Use of WellSky Medicines Management to issue and manage pharmaceutical products

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of Homecare
• Understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
• Understanding of issues involved in stock control and how to resolve them
• Knowledge of Trusts’ Standing Financial Instruction

Personal Skills

• Take responsibility for own actions and working within own competence
• Able to thrive in a changing environment and adapt to new ways of working
• Self-motivated, organised and able to work independently, using initiative to meet agreed objectives while recognising when to seek support
• Able to work effectively with minimal supervision and demonstrate self-reliance and lateral thinking
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and integrate well with colleagues
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and external stakeholders using tact and persuasion
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, including active listening, and an excellent telephone manner
• Ability to organise day-to-day work for self and others, meet deadlines and achieve objectives

Other

• Be able to travel between Luton and Dunstable Hospital and Bedford Hospital sites when necessary
• Able to work accurately under pressure and interruptions.
• Able to cope with an occasional requirement for light physical effort

It is an exciting time to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering the first six months in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Sadaqat Ali Job title Principal Pharmacy Technician - Homecare Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01582 718265

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust
Lewsey Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 0DZ
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