Pharmacy Homecare Senior Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support and assist the Pharmacy Homecare Service Manager and Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacist in cost effective procurement and delivery of Homecare medicines and services for the OUH NHS Foundation Trust (OUH).

To develop and support the pharmacy Homecare service at the OUH to develop services for the safe and timely supply of medicines to patients via third party homecare companies by establishing robust methods of managing the administrative work, monitoring homecare providers performance.

Co-ordinate and communicate with clinical pharmacists integrated into service to implement and manage existing homecare services.

Person Specification

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Qualified pharmacy technician (NVQ3) pharmaceutical sciences or other relevant qualification
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council as a registered technician
• Relevant years post qualification experience
• Experience working in one or more aspects of medicines management in hospital
• Good all round understanding of medicines management and the pharmacy service
• Experience working with Pharmacy Computer Systems
• Ability to plan and direct own work, use initiative and attention to detail
• Demonstrable ability to collect and critically analyse data
• Good IT skills, including database and Excel, equivalent to RSA Level 3.
• Enthusiasm for using IT and developing new skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and rapport with colleagues
• Good oral and written communication and presentation skills with staff at all levels of the organisation
• Good time management skills and a demonstrable ability to plan and deliver a project to tight deadlines
• Takes responsibility for work and delivers work on time to professional standards
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Demonstrable experience of training and supervision of staff
• Proficient data at entry

Desirable

• An NVQ Assessor
• Experience of working a in a pharmacy homecare setting
• Report writing experience
• Interest in formulary management
• Formal project management training
• Clinical audit experience
• Demonstrable ability to develop and implement policies and procedures
• IT skill qualification (ECDL)
• Proven influencing and negotiating skills
• Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) Accreditation

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oxford University Hospitals, Cowley

oxford

Oxford

OX4 2PG

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)