Pharmacy Homecare Assistant | North Bristol NHS Trust

Under the guidance of the Specialist Pharmacy Technician – Homecare and the Pharmacy Homecare Team Manager, complete all aspects of administration involved with the Pharmacy Homecare service at North Bristol NHS Trust from order creation through to checking documentation ready for invoice payment and passing invoices for payment. Carry out day‑to‑day duties of Pharmacy Homecare in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure a safe, effective, and timely service. Communicate effectively with a range of professionals, both internally and externally, as well as patients.

This post requires completion of Buttercups Level 2 training relevant to your area of work within six months of starting in post, as well as completion of the Pharmacy Homecare training package. All relevant training will be provided under the supervision of the Pharmacy Learning and Development team. After successful completion of all training and the Buttercups training course, the post holder will progress to Band 3.

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• Process Homecare prescriptions and send to the Homecare Provider in a timely and secure manner.
  
• Check Homecare invoices against purchase orders and current contract prices, passing correct invoices for payment or querying as appropriate.
  
• Maintain and update Homecare records relating to homecare patients, prescriptions processed, and invoices passed for payment.
  
• Deal with any queries relating to homecare services, from either trust staff, homecare provider staff or patients and their representatives, via phone or email in a timely manner to ensure patients’ treatments are not interrupted.
  
• Create purchase orders against valid Homecare prescriptions and transition all relevant documents in a timely and secure manner to relevant Homecare provider(s) in accordance with agreed contracts and Service Level Agreements.
  
• Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail when raising homecare orders and processing homecare invoices.
  
• Effective communication with pharmacy staff, wider trust staff, suppliers, patients or agreed patient representatives, and homecare provider staff to ensure the smooth running of the homecare service.
  
• Ensure that all systems and processes related to the smooth running of the Homecare service are followed.
  

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• Buttercups Level 2 training relevant to your area of work.
  
• Pharmacy Homecare training package.
  

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• GCSE English and Mathematics grade C/4 or above.
  
• Level 2 qualification in pharmacy services, or willingness to complete the course within the first year of employment.
  
• Recent clerical experience within a busy office environment.
  
• Previous employment in a hospital or community pharmacy.
  
• Experience in customer‑oriented services with a knowledge of customer care.
  
• Excellent IT skills, including accurate data entry and experience using Microsoft Office software, especially Excel.
  
• Good problem‑solving skills and awareness of own limits.
  
• Excellent time management and organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
  
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
  
• Knowledge of GDPR and the importance of maintaining confidentiality.
  
• Self‑motivated, logical, methodical and with a good attention to detail.
  
• Ability to work accurately and flexibly under pressure and through interruptions.
  
• Willingness to be trained and instructed.
  

Staff are required to work any combination of hours between 07:00 am – 08:00 pm. Shift patterns will be allocated once appointed, as the Department is moving towards a full 7‑day service, and will include weekend working on a rotational basis. All applicants will be required to work at the Frenchay Beckspool office.

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award‑winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti‑discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

This advert closes on Sunday 23 Nov 2025.