Senior Pharmacy Homecare Technician

NHS; Leigh on Sea; On-site; GBP 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Senior Pharmacy Homecare Technician to lead the Oncology homecare team. The role involves managing staff, optimising patient experience, and contributing to several pharmacy services, including education and management. The ideal candidate will be a dedicated technician with an ACT qualification and experience in a hospital setting. Competitive salary and opportunities for career development are offered.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Career development support

Good working environment

Qualifications

• Qualified ACT or significant progress towards qualification.
• Demonstrable post qualification experience within a hospital setting.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage staff within the oncology service to optimise workflow and patient experience.
• Minimise financial loss in day-to-day work.
• Manage monthly KPIs, develop and maintain supplier relationships.
• Liaise with doctors and nurses regarding patient medications.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Patient Safety

Education

Qualified ACT (nationally recognised qualification)

NHS leadership qualification

Medicines Management Qualification (CMMPT or equivalent)

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Pharmacy Homecare Technician

The closing date is 30 December 2025

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference to patient care within a hospital setting?

An opportunity has arisen within the Pharmacy Department at Southend Hospital for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior pharmacy homecare technician leading the Oncology homecare team.

We are looking for a Band 6 Pharmacy Technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, to join our department. The post holder will actively lead the delivery and continued expansion of the Oncology service across MSE including homecare services. They will also contribute to a wide range of other pharmacy services including Dispensary services, Outsourcing injectables, Education and Training, Medicine Management and Optimisation, and Trials when needed.

The right applicant will be a dedicated, hardworking individual that works well in a team environment as well as under own initiative. Attention to detail and organisational skills are essential.

Current recognised ACT qualification or significant progress towards the qualification is essential to this role. Applicants without previous management experience will be considered.

So, if tis sounds like the role for you - please apply today.

Main duties of the job

If successful, your duties will include:

• To manage the staff within the oncology service to optimise workflow and patient experience.
• To manage the day‑to‑day work within the oncology service to minimise financial loss
• Managing monthly KPI's
• To develop and maintain supplier relationships
• Undertake monthly review meetings
• Make enquiries with suppliers
• To liaise with doctors and nurses regarding authorisation and discrepancies with patients medication to improve patient safety
• To provide advice to patients regarding their medication
• To support other services within the pharmacy department including dispensary, procurement, ward technician services and trials

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward‑thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Job responsibilities

The Pharmacy department has a 'can do' attitude and strives to provide the best service possible at all times to our patients and our colleagues. The pharmacy vision is to be a 'service without walls', integrated within the ward teams supporting excellent patient care .

Team work is at the heart of everything we do within pharmacy. We are a multicultural department with a very friendly atmosphere. We look after each other as well as the patients within our care.

For more information regarding detail of expected duties and personal specifications, please read the attached job description document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified ACT (nationally recognised qualification) or significant progress towards qualification
• NHS leadership qualification
• Medicines Management Qualification (CMMPT or equivalent)

Experience

• Demonstrable post qualification experience within a hospital setting
• Previous experience of working under pressure and to strict deadlines

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

£38,682 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)