Homecare and Procurement Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity available for a proactive and dynamic Pharmacy Technician to join the Pharmacy Homecare and Procurement teams at Whittington Health NHS Trust.

In this role, you will play a key part in the day-to-day operation of the Homecare service, supporting the safe, timely and cost-effective supply of medicines. This includes clinical and non-clinical aspects of the service. You will also support the  Procurement team in key areas and champion the use of best value medicines, playing a crucial role in identifying and delivering cost improvement opportunities.

This position is ideal for a Pharmacy Technician with strong organisational, problem-solving and communication skills who is keen to make a meaningful impact on patient care.

You will be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking pharmacy department, working closely with pharmacy colleagues, multidisciplinary teams across the Trust and wider region, and external partners.

We are committed to continuous development and will support you to develop your skills and advance your professional practice whilst you contribute to ongoing service improvements and support the delivery of excellent care by Pharmacy. You will be able to shape the role and demonstrate its continuous benefit and sustainability.

Flexible working requests will be considered in line with service requirements, supporting a range of personal circumstances and priorities.

Main duties of the job

• Support the management of the homecare team for the day-to-day operation of the service.
• Investigate and resolve urgent patient or nursing queries regarding supply, to avoid any missed dose
• Communicate with external homecare providers on a day-to-day basis.
• Participate in London Procurement Partnership Homecare consortium meetings and coordinate quarterly review meetings with supplier representatives and clinical leads.
• Support gathering and reporting of KPI information for benchmarking and identify any variations or concerns for discussion with the relevant supplier.
• Submit and support the investigation and follow up of incidents on Datix (Trust incident report system).
• Support the implementation of biosimilar switches and all actions involved.
• Update pharmacy stock control systems and monitor contract changes from CMU.
• Identify off-contract purchases and claim reimbursement of any overpayment if appropriate
• Review off-contract suppliers and acquisition of medicines not part of Commercial Medicines Unit (CMU) contract.
• Support the ordering and purchasing of pharmaceutical products.
• Support the drug shortage management process including regular update and maintenance of database as required.
• Support the procurement of unlicensed medicines and review usage and costs to identify best value options.
• Support contract management.
• Develop and maintain relevant standard operating procedures for Homecare and Procurement.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full description of the main responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.