Pharmacy Assistant (Homecare and Procurement)

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Hasland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a dedicated professional to support homecare services. The role involves overseeing the procurement and distribution of homecare medications, coordinating with clinical teams, and supporting the management of homecare service queries. Candidates should demonstrate a solid understanding of pharmaceutical care, incident reporting, and effective procurement practices. This position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact on patient care within the community.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Training and professional development

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical care principles and homecare services.
• Experience in procurement processes and document management within healthcare.
• Ability to analyze incident reports and implement corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Support the Principal Pharmacy Technician on oversight of homecare medicines.
• Coordinate homecare prescriptions and respond to clinical inquiries.
• Manage the resolution of queries related to homecare invoicing and pricing.

Skills

Pharmaceutical care

Procurement processes

Incident reporting analysis

Document control

Homecare service management

Job description

To work in partnership with the Chief Pharmacist, Principal Pharmacy Technician, Homecare Team and Providers to ensure safe, effective, economical and timely pharmaceutical care for all patients receiving a Homecare Services prescribed by CRH.

To assist and support the Senior Homecare Technician to plan, develop and organise new processes for the management of administrative work associated with the safe and accurate supply of critical medicines to patients in their homes.

To provide a range of support functions involved with the procurement and distribution of Homecare medicines and associated care. Process pharmacy homecare registration documents, prescriptions and invoices for payment ensuring prices agree with current contracts and goods with receipt records. Resolve pricing disputes with suppliers and recover additional costs incurred because of off contract purchases or non‑delivery of products.

Assists the Senior Homecare Technician with the management of homecare service needs including review process, document control, audit and KPI production and ratification.

Co‑ordinates the production of homecare invoices in liaison with the Pharmacy Finance and Information team and trusts Finance Department.

1. To support the Principal Pharmacy Technician (High‑Cost Drugs and Homecare), Senior Homecare Technician & relevant clinical pharmacists in overseeing the supply and monitoring of medicines delivered via homecare.
2. To support the preparation of homecare prescriptions, and to consult with clinical staff on related matters, providing a first point of contact on matters relating to homecare.
3. To support clinical pharmacist in undertaking transfers of patients to new homecare suppliers, and the introduction of major new products e.g. biosimilar medicines.
4. To consult with the pharmacy procurement office manager to ensure that homecare providers have access to relevant contract prices for homecare medicines.
5. To oversee the processing of invoices for homecare medicines and to resolve associated queries, consulting with clinical staff accordingly.
6. To oversee the reporting of incidents associated with homecare services, consulting with providers and clinical staff to ensure that actions arising from these are dealt with accordingly, and that trends in incident reporting are analysed accordingly.
7. To provide a point of contact for homecare providers on matters relating to the provision of homecare medicines and to coordinate the resolution of queries, and to arrange regular attendance at department homecare meetings.
8. To support the Pharmacy Procurement office manager in other medicines procurement activity including processing of order, invoices, and resolution of queries.

General Responsibilities

To undertake any training (managerial and professional) identified by staff appraisal.

To participate in weekend, on‑call, and Bank Holiday working in accordance with agreed rotas.

To maintain confidentiality at all times relating to the patients, staff, and the Trust.

To actively participate in the Staff Appraisal Process.

To be familiar and comply with relevant Operational, Personnel, Health and Safety policies and procedures, including Fire, COSHH, No Smoking and Alcohol.

Maintain a safe environment by adhering to local infection control policies.

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

COVID‑19 Vaccination

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID‑19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

UK Points‑Based Immigration System

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Communications

Communications throughout the application process will be via e‑mail therefore please check your e‑mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by e‑mail (where possible). To speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.