Pharmacy Homecare Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves supporting the Pharmacy Homecare Service Manager and Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacist in the cost-effective procurement and delivery of homecare medicines. The technician will develop and support the homecare service, ensuring safe and timely supply of medicines to patients via third-party companies. This includes managing administrative tasks and monitoring provider performance. The role requires coordination and communication with clinical pharmacists to implement and manage existing homecare services.
Key responsibilities
- To have an understanding of the homecare pathway, from deciding appropriateness of homecare registering patients, through to final processing of invoices.
- To process authorise and receipt Homecare deliveries on the pharmacy system.
- 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.
- Assist the Homecare Pharmacy Service Manager in maintaining and reporting of departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Essential criteria
- Qualified pharmacy technician (NVQ3) pharmaceutical sciences or other relevant qualification
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council as a registered technician
- Relevant years post qualification experience
- Experience working in one or more aspects of medicines management in hospital
- Good all round understanding of medicines management and the pharmacy service
- Experience working with Pharmacy Computer Systems
- Ability to plan and direct own work, use initiative and attention to detail
- Demonstrable ability to collect and critically analyse data
- Good IT skills, including database and Excel, equivalent to RSA Level 3.
- Enthusiasm for using IT and developing new skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and rapport with colleagues
- Good oral and written communication and presentation skills with staff at all levels of the organisation
- Good time management skills and a demonstrable ability to plan and deliver a project to tight deadlines
- Takes responsibility for work and delivers work on time to professional standards
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Demonstrable experience of training and supervision of staff
- Proficient data at entry
Desirable criteria
- An NVQ Assessor
- Experience of working a in a pharmacy homecare setting
- Report writing experience
- Interest in formulary management
- Formal project management training
- Clinical audit experience
- Demonstrable ability to develop and implement policies and procedures
- IT skill qualification (ECDL)
- Proven influencing and negotiating skills
- Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) Accreditation
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Pharmacy Homecare Technician
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
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 service
- To process authorise and receipt Homecare deliveries on the pharmacy system
- Work 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, pr
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