Pharmacy Homecare Technician

Pharmacy Homecare Technician Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The closing date is 20 January 2026 The Oxford University Hospitals is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. The Trust incorporates the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford and the Horton Hospital in Banbury. Nationally and internationally renowned for its services, quality of staff and academic departments, the Trust provides general and specialist services for the people of Oxfordshire and the surrounding area. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Technician to join our expanding Homecare team. Main duties of the job To have an understanding of the homecare pathway, from deciding appropriateness of homecare registering patients, through to final processing of invoices.Work in accordance of the homecare pathway to support the clinical teams with their homecare serviceTo process authorise and receipt Homecare deliveries on the pharmacy systemWork in accordance with and develop services in line with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Standards for Homecare.To be a point of contact within the Trust regarding medicines home delivery service for Homecare companies, Pharmacists, Clinicians, Purchasers, Contracting and Finance.Co-ordinate the pharmacy homecare medicines service, prioritise and manage the workload and resolve problems as they arise.Liaise with homecare service providers to review and prepare service level agreements for implementation within the Trust.Support service review meetings for homecare medicines management working closely with homecare companies, pharmacists, nurses, doctors, other healthcare staff and patients.To assist the Pharmacy Homecare Manager in the governance of Homecare through policy and protocol developmentAssist the Homecare Pharmacy Service Manager in maintaining and reporting of departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)Ensure all patient related information is secure and complies with current guidance for information governance. About us Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel. 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 Qualified pharmacy technician (NVQ3) pharmaceutical sciences or other relevant qualificationRegistered with General Pharmaceutical Council as a registered technicianExperience working in one or more aspects of medicines management in hospitalGood all round understanding of medicines management and the pharmacy serviceExperience working with Pharmacy Computer SystemsAbility to plan and direct own work, use initiative and attention to detailDemonstrable ability to collect and critically analyse dataGood IT skills, including database and Excel, equivalent to RSA Level 3.Enthusiasm for using IT and developing new skillsExcellent interpersonal skills and rapport with colleaguesGood oral and written communication and presentation skills with staff at all levels of the organisationGood time management skills and a demonstrable ability to plan and deliver a project to tight deadlinesTakes responsibility for work and delivers work on time to professional standardsAble to work under pressure and meet deadlinesDemonstrable experience of training and supervision of staffAn NVQ AssessorExperience of working a in a pharmacy homecare settingInterest in formulary managementFormal project management trainingDemonstrable ability to develop and implement policies and proceduresProven influencing and negotiating skills 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. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust £31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum pro rata #J-18808-Ljbffr