Senior Pharmacy Technician - Homecare

Job overview

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Homecare

Department: Pharmacy

Band 5 - £29,970 to £36,483 per annum

Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Are you seeking an opportunity to work in a dynamic, supportive environment with a friendly & experienced team? Join us as a Senior Pharmacy Pharmacy Technician in Homecare and take the next step in your career!

This position is ideal for a technician eager to develop or enhance their knowledge & gain valuable experience in homecare & biologics. Comprehensive training & support will empower you to provide high-quality care to our diverse patient population across specialties such as dermatology, rheumatology, gastroenterology, HIV, hepatology, neurology & metabolic disorders.

In this role, you will respond to patient, clinic & homecare queries, support originator to biosimilar switch clinics, help the lipid clinic service, & conduct initiation telephone clinics for patients starting on biologics. You will also collaborate with the wider pharmacy team & other healthcare professionals, ensuring a holistic approach to patient care.

You will be part of a busy but supportive homecare team where continuous professional development is encouraged.

For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact Aiza Mubashir (Principal Pharmacist – Homecare and Biologics), Phone: 01908 995715, Email: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

• The job role covers several aspects of the pharmacy service and will be split as follow: Supporting the Pharmacy Homecare Service and the Pharmacy Business Manager and Principal Pharmacist for Homecare with High-Cost Drugs – 70 Providing an operational activity based on service needs e.g. dispensary, MMPT, cancer service - 30%
• Supporting the Pharmacy Homecare Service and the Pharmacy Business Manager and Principal Pharmacist for Homecare with High-Cost Drugs – 70
• Providing an operational activity based on service needs e.g. dispensary, MMPT, cancer service - 30%
• To support and develop the MKUH Pharmacy Homecare Service by providing a specialist technician service to the Pharmacy Homecare team
• To participate in operational activity based on service needs
• To supervise the work of the Homecare Clerks
• To support the Continual Professional Development (CPD) of technical staff, contributing to the education and training initiatives of the Pharmacy and other health professionals in collaboration with the Pharmacy Education Technician

To succeed in this role, you will need to be enthusiastic, have excellent communication skills, & demonstrate a commitment to developing services and providing the best patient-centered care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Professional responsibilities:

• To work with the Principal Pharmacist for Homecare and Specialist Technician Homecare to ensure the smooth running of the Homecare service.
• Ensure services reflect the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Standards for Homecare Services.
• To support the specialist technician homecare, multidisciplinary healthcare teams and the Principal Pharmacist for Homecare to implement new Homecare Services.

Operational  responsibilities:

• Works with the Pharmacy Business Manager and Homecare Clerk to ensure homecare medicines prices are kept up to date on the JAC Pharmacy system and reflect current regional and local contracts.
• Works with the Pharmacy Business Manager and Homecare Clerk to ensure the prompt payment of invoices and to resolve any invoicing queries with homecare companies.
• Works to support the development and implementation of procedures for Homecare Medicines Management which may include policies that impact on other areas within the pharmacy department.

Educational & Training:

• To contribute to development and training programmes for all staff.
• To act as a role model for the rest of the technical and support staff by promoting a high standard of work and an effective leadership style.
• To research and develop new homecare activities for implementation into the daily routine of the Pharmacy department.

Quality:

• Undertakes research into homecare medicine management services, which may include the trial of novel methods of providing homecare medicines management, or services for medicines previously not managed through homecare.
• Ensure compliance with current homecare medicine management guidance and contributes nationally to the development of homecare medicines management guidance and policy.

• Please refer to the Job Description for further details

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.  We promote an inclusive workforce and encourage applications from applicants from all backgrounds.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.  Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.   This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing  employment  with  the  Trust,  all  employees  (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are  subject  to  a probationary period lasting  a  period  of  six  months  with  an  option  to extend  for  a  further  six  months  to  a total of  12 months.