Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Homecare

The closing date is 26 April 2026

Job summary

The post holder will assist the Principal Pharmacy Technician Homecare, in the co-ordination of the workload for Homecare and will ensure that the administrative duties relating to Homecare purchasing and invoicing are carried out in accordance with departmental policies and procedures and drug trial protocols.

Main duties of the job

Administrative support for pharmacy homecare team including managing prescriptions, emails, telephones and invoices

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research, and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer, and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. We also have a positive approach to corporate social responsibility and are keen to engage our staff in an agenda that ranges from promoting environmental sustainability to the creation of local employment opportunities.

Details

Date posted

16 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£31,554 to £33,270 a year per annum incl. HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-LIS10418E

Job locations

Guys Hospital and Royal Brompton Hospital

London

SE1 9RT


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To process orders, in association with Homecare Delivery Companies prescriptions for home delivery
  • To ensure continuity of supply/discontinuation of supply of medication to patients by accurately maintaining appropriate recording system
  • To report on and follow up Homecare service problems to the appropriate people
  • To maintain appropriate filing systems for homecare prescriptions, invoices and other records
  • To process Homecare invoices according to Pharmacy SOPs to make sure billing flows are picked up correctly for commissioners billing
  • To maintain strict confidentiality of all patients
  • To delete all outstanding orders no longer required on a monthly basis

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To process orders, in association with Homecare Delivery Companies prescriptions for home delivery
  • To ensure continuity of supply/discontinuation of supply of medication to patients by accurately maintaining appropriate recording system
  • To report on and follow up Homecare service problems to the appropriate people
  • To maintain appropriate filing systems for homecare prescriptions, invoices and other records
  • To process Homecare invoices according to Pharmacy SOPs to make sure billing flows are picked up correctly for commissioners billing
  • To maintain strict confidentiality of all patients
  • To delete all outstanding orders no longer required on a monthly basis

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Education

Essential

  • Pharmaceutical Services NVQ/QCF level 2 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills

Desirable

  • Relevant units of NVQ/QCF level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills

Previous experience

Essential

  • Data entry and processing within electronic systems

Desirable

  • Previous experience in Hospital or Retail pharmacy
  • Previous experience with stock management

Skills/Knowledge/ Ability

Essential

  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
  • Demonstrated ability to work under pressure accurately
  • Demonstrate ability to dispense accurately to set standards
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritise routine daily tasks using own initiative
  • Demonstrate ability to supervise and train others
  • Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others
  • Demonstrated Pharmacy computer skills

Desirable

  • Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, without using a calculator
  • Demonstrated ability to organise own workload
Person Specification

Qualifications/ Education

Essential

  • Pharmaceutical Services NVQ/QCF level 2 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills

Desirable

  • Relevant units of NVQ/QCF level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills

Previous experience

Essential

  • Data entry and processing within electronic systems

Desirable

  • Previous experience in Hospital or Retail pharmacy
  • Previous experience with stock management

Skills/Knowledge/ Ability

Essential

  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
  • Demonstrated ability to work under pressure accurately
  • Demonstrate ability to dispense accurately to set standards
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritise routine daily tasks using own initiative
  • Demonstrate ability to supervise and train others
  • Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others
  • Demonstrated Pharmacy computer skills

Desirable

  • Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, without using a calculator
  • Demonstrated ability to organise own workload

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guys Hospital and Royal Brompton Hospital

London

SE1 9RT


Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guys Hospital and Royal Brompton Hospital

London

SE1 9RT


Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Pharmacy Technician

Marvin Amoako

marvin.amoako@nhs.net

02071880185

Details

Date posted

16 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£31,554 to £33,270 a year per annum incl. HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-LIS10418E

Job locations

Guys Hospital and Royal Brompton Hospital

London

SE1 9RT


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