Advanced Pharmacy Homecare Assistant Technical Officer
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Job summary
Do you enjoy being part of a well-motivated, patient focused team?
Are you well organised, with excellent communication skills?
Are you interested in being part of a growing service within Pharmacy, providing medicines delivery to patients?
If your answer is yes to any of the above then we have an exciting opportunity available within our Pharmacy department at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), to join the expanding Homecare Team. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with effective administration skills to enable our service to grow.
As part of the Pharmacy homecare service team, you will help to provide the cost-effective, efficient procurement service to the Trust for homecare medicines. You will be part of a well-motivated team, ensuring patients receive their medication delivered directly to their home in a safe and timely manner.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to oversee the handling of prescriptions for homecare medicines and liaise between the pharmacy, clinicians, patients and commercial providers to ensure effective and safe delivery of medicines to patients. The ability to prioritise workload, alongside effective organisation are essential qualities to carry out your role.
Good communication skills will enable you to deal effectively with patient queries, solving problems in an understanding and sensitive manner, whilst at all times maintaining patient confidentiality.
Requiring an aptitude for accuracy and attention to detail, you will participate in purchase order processing including matching invoices and credit notes as well as ensuring discrepancies/non-compliance with homecare delivery are investigated and errors recorded appropriately.
The ability to use a range of data sources and office software is required to enable accurate generation of financial reports and maintenance of contract pricing as well as collation of key performance indicators.
About us
Our vision is simple
To provide excellent care to our communities we serve.
We're looking for people who want to help us achieve this vision, who will help us make a difference.
What can SaTH Pharmacy offer you?
- Patient focused service
- Supportive and friendly team
- Opportunities for personal development
- A department open to new ways of working
What can working within the Homecare Team offer you?
- To be part of an expanding service; enabling patients to receive medicine delivery in their home, whilst managing their chronic conditions.
- To work with a patient focused team, striving to achieve the highest standards of patient care.
What can SaTH offer you?
- To be part of a trust embarking on a transformational journey
- A supportive environment to enable further development of your career and your skills.
- A developing Trust with recent substantial financial investment to develop the facilities and services
- Access to our Leadership Academy
We believe in ensuring our patients have a positive experience of care. Join the team and help us to create the best possible outcomes for our patients .
Details
Date posted
04 December 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum / pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Job share
Reference number
223-APH-722-A
Job locations
The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Mytton Oak Road
Shrewsbury
SY3 8XQ
Employer details
Employer name
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Address
The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Mytton Oak Road
Shrewsbury
SY3 8XQ
Employer's website
http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Senior Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Homecare
Linda Robinson
01743261000
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