Higher Level Pharmacy Homecare Technician | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £37,796 Band 4- 5 experience dependent |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 September 2025 |
| Location: | Blackburn, BB2 3HH |
| Company: | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7283303/435-D096-25 |
Summary
Do you want to take the next step in your career as part of a thriving acute Trust that embraces transformation and is passionate about delivering safe,personaland effective care? If the answer is yes, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our award-winning pharmacy team.
Due to service expansion, weare looking for aPharmacy Technician withcurrenthomecareexperience, or a willingness to learn,to work within ourpharmacyhomecare services team.Training will be provided, which will enable you to become an integral part of the homecare team. We are looking forapharmacy technician who hasstrong communicationskills andwho isconfidentworking in partnershipwith multi-disciplinary teams and external providers.Candidates will be highly motivated, a team player and someone that can respond to the pace of a busy acute Trust.
This is a desk-based role and could bea great opportunityfor a pharmacy technician looking to make the move into hospital setting, orperhaps achange in direction. Our homecare team have patient contactmainly viatelephone and are heavily involved in prescription management.
Once trained, the successful candidate will be able to carry out a range ofhomecare operational duties, including teamsupervision anddeputisationfor the lead pharmacy homecare technician.
We are looking for someone who will be able to oversee technical elements of our homecare service, including:
• timelyprocessing of prescriptions
• monthly monitoring of supplier KPI’s
• audit contribution
• invoice processing
• prescription tracking
• record keeping
• supply issues
• andworkloadmanagement.
You will have a good understanding of the RPS homecare professional standards. The right candidate must have excellent organisationalskills,be a strong communicatorand confidentusing IT systems.
To provideteamsupport,thestandardhours requirements of this role are:
MondaytoFriday8:30/09:00 to 17:00 /17:30
Weekends and Bank Holidays to be worked atRoyal Blackburn Hospitalon a rota.
The position ispredominantly basedat the Royal Blackburn site.
This is a band 4-5 post, dependingon experience with the opportunity to work towards a band 5as experience and competency is gained.
The successful candidate will be supported to develop themselves as well as the service theyare responsible for, in a friendly andforward-thinkingorganisation.
If you want to make a difference, are passionate about patient care, then there has never been a better time to join our dedicated pharmacy homecare team.
Please see attached job description for full details of the role.
• Work in partnership with the Lead Homecare Pharmacist and Technician in the provision of a high-quality homecare service in line with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Professional Standards for Homecare Services and Hackett Report.
• Supervise the team of technicians and assistants involved in the delivery of the Pharmacy Homecare Service, providing cover and support where necessary to the lead pharmacy homecare technician.
• Maintain and develop the highest standards of patient focused care in the provision of homecare Services.
• Support in the co-ordination of the day-to-day operational aspects of the Homecare service. Prioritise and manage the workload effectively.
• Assist patients with queries or concerns regarding Homecare services and escalate where appropriate to relevant seniors/ clinical colleagues.
This advert closes on Friday 5 Sep 2025