Homecare Pharmacy Technician
| Posting date: | 31 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 April 2026 |
| Location: | Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2AZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9409-26-0289 |
Summary
KEY DUTIES Works with the Pharmacy homecare team and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop new opportunities for homecare services. Responsible for the day-to-day technical duties relating to homecare medicines supplies including reconciling and receiving orders from homecare suppliers, processing invoices, processing prescriptions and liaising with the relevant parties to resolve discrepancies. Communicates clearly with homecare providers and patients to resolve any concerns or incidents. Ensures that all homecare transactions are processed through the respective Pharmacy computer system. To ensure adherence of homecare suppliers to contractual obligations and existing service level agreements. Assists in the production of reports on quality and financial indicators on all homecare medicine services. Works with the pharmacy purchasing teams to ensure homecare service medicine prices are kept up to date with homecare companies and reflect nationally/locally agreed contracts. Assists in the development and implementation of SOPs for the homecare medicine service. Ensures compliance with current homecare medicines management guidance. Responsible for training and supporting all grades of staff within pharmacy homecare medicines services. Contributes to service developments ensuring change is managed smoothly. E.g. IT innovation and biosimilar switches. Assists in auditing the service against the RPS professional standards for homecare and monitors Key Performance Indictors (KPIs) for Homecare suppliers. Assists in completing month end tasks for both finance and homecare service. Develops efficient communication channels with the rest of pharmacy to ensure a good understanding of the service and the roles and responsibilities of staff. Works with clinical teams to ensure we continue to provide and maintain a high-level service. Assist in effecting medicine product recalls issued by the MHRA, cascading the information to the affected departments and external customers, ensuring patient safety is upheld and appropriate action and paperwork is completed. To assist in entries onto the National immunoglobulin database e.g. Patient level infusion data. To provide and analyse reports on drug expenditure where appropriate. To monitor and report on High Cost Drugs liaising with the Trusts finance and contracting teams to ensure funding is received from appropriate commissioners To assist with maintaining the drug files on pharmacy stock control systems including entering new items, inactivating old pack sizes/discontinued items, supplier and contract management. Ensure all relevant changes are reflected in electronic prescribing system. To investigate discrepancies with invoices for purchase orders and process invoices, credits and manage supplier off contract claims. To actively participate in pharmacy homecare development meetings. To communicate effectively with clinical nurse specialists and doctors in relation to homecare prescription inaccuracies. Maintain the pharmacy homecare database. Provide support for dealing with complaints involving homecare medicines. To carry out audits and provide statistics. To provide data and complete freedom of information requests. Act as a point of contact between patients, Trust staff and homecare providers. To assist in the existing homecare service and contribute to the review and development of this service To ensure that homecare providers adhere to their contractual obligations / service level agreements and national standards. To maintain continuing professional development to maintain registration as a Pharmacy Technician and maintain accreditation as Accuracy Checking Technician. To act as an Accredited Checking Technician within the dispensary on a pre-determined rota. To participate in the late night, weekend and bank holiday rota on a rotational basis to assist a 7 day working service.