Senior Pharmacy Assistant, Homecare and High Cost Drugs
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- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and dynamic senior pharmacy assistant to join the Pharmacy Homecare Team. The role involves coordinating prescription orders for direct patient delivery under homecare service agreements. You will also work with finance and procurement teams for invoice processing and provide data for high-cost medicines. Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential for this multi-disciplinary role.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills or in progress or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
- Completion of dispensing unit as part of NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF)
- Experience of working in hospital pharmacy
- Experience of using CMM
- Experience of working within Pharmacy homecare services
- Experience of using CMM Homecare module
- Familiar with invoicing/ procurement processes
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Strong organisational skills
- Strong IT skills (e.g. Word, Excel)
- Demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail
- Familiar with Blueteq and high cost drug funding processes
- Experience of training other staff
- Advanced knowledge of Excel and databases
- Demonstrate able to work independently, unsupervised
- Manage own workload priorities
- NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills or in progress or equivalent qualification
- Completion of dispensing unit as part of NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF)
- Experience of working in hospital pharmacy
- Experience of using CMM
- Experience of working within Pharmacy homecare services
- Experience of using CMM Homecare module
- Familiar with invoicing/ procurement processes
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Strong organisational skills
- Strong IT skills (e.g. Word, Excel)
- Demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail
- Familiar with Blueteq and high cost drug funding processes
- Experience of training other staff
- Advanced knowledge of Excel and databases
- Demonstrate able to work independently, unsupervised
- Manage own workload priorities
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £30,630 – £32,346 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Senior Pharmacy Assistant, Homecare and High Cost Drugs
The closing date is 07 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior pharmacy assistant to join the Pharmacy Homecare Team at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.
We are looking for a proactive and dynamic individual with the requisite skills, knowledge, experience and expertise to join our existing team.
You will mainly be based in the pharmacy offices, within the pharmacy department. The role involves working closely with Trust colleagues, 3rd party service providers, patients and others in the multi-disciplinary team. You will co-ordinate the ordering of prescriptions for delivery direct to patients, under homecare service agreements. In addition you will be expected to work closely with finance and pharmacy procurement teams ensuring timely processing of invoices; provide data for invoicing of high cost medicines and liaise with clinicians to ensure homecare prescriptions are provided on a timely basis.
The successful candidate must be proficient in the use of a computer, have proven organisational skills and demonstrate an attention to detail in their work. Excellent communication skills are essential as you will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
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