Principal Pharmacy Technician - Homecare Services

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Hull is seeking a qualified Principal Pharmacy Technician for Homecare Services. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience and be proactive in developing pharmacy functions. Responsibilities include leading the Homecare team, ensuring compliance, and improving services. This role offers a competitive salary and the chance to work within a dedicated healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician required.
• Experience in senior supervisory position preferred.
• Strong understanding of compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Homecare service across the Trust.
• Oversee operational and staff management.
• Collaborate to develop new services.

Skills

Budget management

Procedure writing

Interpersonal skills

Clinical and professional development

Ability to work on own initiative

Team collaboration

Education

GPhC Registered

ACT Qualification

Coaching or Leadership Qualification

Foundation-level Management Training

Job description

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Principal Pharmacy Technician - Homecare Services

The closing date is 27 October 2025

Principal Pharmacy Technician - Homecare Services, Band 6

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified registered pharmacy technician, with previous experience in a senior supervisory position, who is able to take a pro‑active approach and willing to take a lead in the development of the pharmacy service.

You will lead and coordinate the Homecare service across the Trust, overseeing operational and staff management responsibilities with oversight from the Pharmacy Team Manager.

Work collaboratively to develop new services and review existing homecare service specifications.

Liaise with homecare providers and procurement to resolve payment and pricing issues.

Ensure regular quality and financial reporting, audits, and performance reviews.

You will participate in staff recruitment, induction, appraisals, training, and manage performance issues in line with Trust HR procedures.

Lead continuous improvement through audit, governance, risk assessment, SOP development, and patient/service user feedback.

Promote excellent customer service, effective communication, and a positive learning environment.

Main duties of the job

You will be professionally and managerially responsible for Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants working within Homecare services.

You will assist the Team Manager Homecare Services with the delivery, development, and monitoring of Homecare medicines services, working proactively and innovatively to meet organisational goals.

This role includes collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, strategic development, financial oversight, and direct service improvement.

You will ensure compliance with professional, legal, and quality standards to support excellent patient care.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG, and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• GPhC Registered
• ACT Qualification
• Coaching or Leadership Qualification
• Foundation-level Management Training

Experience

• Budget management
• Procedure writing

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Be able to work on own initiative
• Works well with in a team
• Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
• Participate in standard setting and research projects
• Evidence showing clinical and professional development
• To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
• Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
• Facilitate learning of others
• Participate in standard setting and research projects

Attributes and Other Requirements

• High level of interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
• Flexible and reliable
• Good time keeper
• Ability to work across hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust