Pharmacy Homecare and Procurement Technician

NHS; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is seeking a Pharmacy Homecare and Procurement Technician in Chelmsford. The role involves supporting homecare and procurement tasks in a patient-focused pharmacy team. Candidates should have hospital pharmacy experience and good communication skills. Relevant qualifications include registration with the General Pharmaceutical Society and a BTEC/NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences. The position offers a salary of £31,049 per annum.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician looking to further develop professional leadership and procurement skills.
• Experience of resolving financial queries and problems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist with reviewing existing contracts and building new contracts and frameworks.
• Help manage KPI reports and process homecare prescriptions.
• Coordinate medication shortages and run reports as requested.

Skills

Hospital pharmacy experience

Previous pharmacy homecare and procurement experience

Good communication skills

Ability to perform accurate data analysis

Good knowledge of IT (preferably Excel)

Education

Registration with General Pharmaceutical Society (GhPC)

BTEC/NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Job description

Go back Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Homecare and Procurement Technician

The closing date is 21 October 2025

Are you a Registered Pharmacy Technician looking to move into homecare and pharmacy procurement and wish to further develop your professional leadership and procurement skills?

We are looking for a highly capable, enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician with extensive experience of hospital pharmacy to join our friendly Pharmacy Team. The post involves working in a patient focused department, supported by skilled colleagues.

This post would ideally suit those with a background in homecare and pharmacy procurement, with good communication skills and initiative and the ability to work accurately whilst meeting deadlines.

Relevant experience is desirable including experience of financial work, the ability to perform accurate data analysis and reporting and the ability to resolve financial queries and problems. A good knowledge of IT is desirable, preferably excel

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today!

Main duties of the job

The Broomfield hospital site has recently undergone a major upgrade within the Pharmacy. We have a state of the art Omnicell automated dispensing robot and a brand new built Omnicell CD cabinet.

The main focus of the role at the outset will be to work within the pharmacy homecare team assisting with reviewing existing contracts and building new contracts and frameworks, updating script templates, managing KPI reports, managing switches to generic medicines and processing homecare prescriptions.

The role will also involve working with the pharmacy procurement team, assisting in the day to day purchasing of medications for the Trust, contacting suppliers, helping to coordinate medication shortages, running reports as requested and proactively helping with stock control issues.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Job responsibilities

If you are looking for an exciting Technician role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Society (GhPC)
• BTEC/NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Experience

• Hospital pharmacy experience
• Previous pharmacy homecare and procurement experience
• Previous experience working within the NHS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)