Pharmacy Homecare Technician

Job Title: Homecare Pharmacy Technician

Grade: Band 5

Ward/Dept: Pharmacy - Dispensary JR

Trust: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Unipart House, Cowley OX4 2PG

Hours: Full-Time - 09:00-17:00, Mon-Fri

Pay rate: Day £21.80

Are you a qualified and experienced Homecare Pharmacy Technician who has worked within Hospital Settings? Do you have an all-round knowledge of hospital pharmaceutical procedures?

NHS Professionals have exciting opportunities for a Homecare Pharmacy Technician with experience to support our client trusts. You will maintain key relationships with co-workers and other health care professionals across the Trust to ensure an effective service.

RESPONSIBLE FOR:

To support the operational aspects of the pharmacy homecare service with planning, developing and organising, under the direction of Pharmacy Homecare Service Manager.

To process authorise and receipt Homecare deliveries on the pharmacy system and provide homecare pharmacy service within clinical areas as required due to service capacity.

To be a point of contact within the Trust regarding medicines home delivery service for Homecare companies, Pharmacists, Clinicians, Purchasers, Contracting and Finance.

Co-ordinate the pharmacy homecare medicines service, prioritise and manage the workload and resolve problems as they arise.

Support service review meetings for homecare medicines management working closely with homecare companies, pharmacists, nurses, doctors, other healthcare staff and patients.

To work with clinical pharmacists and clinicians to develop and implement effective systems for administering patient access schemes (PAS).

To be successful in applying for this role you will need:

To be GPhC Registered and happy to perform office-based duties in a non-patient facing role.

Hospital experience is desirable although candidates with a Community background will be considered.

To be available for minimum 3 days per week & for minimum 3 months (possibility of extension but not guaranteed).

Who are NHS Professionals?

If a hospital cannot supply staff on a ward or area, due to increased demand, sickness, or common staff shortages, they need to call upon Bank staff. NHS Professionals works with Trusts to develop a 'Bank’ of highly skilled workers who want to work flexibly with the NHS.

Why NHS Professionals?

We value your skills, dedication, and commitment in supporting your local Trust and the NHS. We believe together we continue to deliver world-class healthcare service to our patients.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -

• Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
• First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
• Dedicated consultants
• Flexible working options
• Free DBS and free training
• Build holiday allowance
• Support when you need it - 24/7 365 days
• Stakeholder pension scheme

COVID-19 ADVICE:

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our bank members who are not clinically exempt from vaccination to get vaccinated.