Lead Pharmacy Technician for Homecare Services

Job summary: As the Lead Pharmacy Technician for Homecare Services, you will lead, develop and manage homecare services for East Kent University Foundation Trust Hospitals in line with RPS good practice guidelines, UK legislation, Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and local policies and procedures.

You will ensure that homecare services are of a consistently high quality, ensuring over 5000 patients get the right dose, right quantity and reach the patient in a timely way. You also will screen homecare prescriptions to ensure they are legal and safe before they are sent on to the homecare pharmacy provider.

This role requires the post holder to hold the relevant Homecare Services Prescription Validation and accreditation to clinically screen homecare prescriptions. If the post holder does not have the relevant qualification and accreditation then starting salary will be at Band 5 until this is completed, at which point they will move to a Band 6 salary.

• To lead and manage the homecare team to provide homecare services to patients in the EKHUFT remit, including ordering and invoicing of homecare medicines
• To validate and screen homecare prescriptions
• To support the Advanced Homecare Medicines Lead Pharmacist with identifying, planning and implementing new opportunities for homecare services and writing and implementing the homecare strategy
• To analyse, review and present homecare data to stakeholders and at monthly performance review meetings
• To manage homecare medicine shortages, liaising with stakeholders

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.

We care about our patients and our people. We are focused on providing outstanding, safe patient care, and a positive working culture that benefits staff and patients alike.

Essential experience: Hospital pharmacy experience, Experience of managing a team

Desirable experience: Experience of managing change, Experience of managing drug shortages, Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams, Experience of screening prescriptions, Homecare experience

Essential skills: Excellent communication skills both oral and written, Excellent organisational and coordinating skills, Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, Customer service experience and skills, Ability to work without supervision, High level of IT skills including Word, Excel, Powerpoint

Essential qualifications: NVQ in Pharmacy Services level 3 with BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science as underpinning knowledge or equivalent, Registration as a member of the General Pharmaceutical Council maintaining mandatory CPD requirement

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.

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.