# Lead Pharmacy Technician - Homecare > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-pharmacy-technician-homecare/0f0b70d2-30d3-4cc1-be3b-168ec7adc111 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-pharmacy-technician-homecare/0f0b70d2-30d3-4cc1-be3b-168ec7adc111.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Luton and Dunstable University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacy technician - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will include late duties, weekend and bank holiday working as required) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T16:03:09.569Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8316107 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8316107?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ldh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced Pharmacy Technician looking for an opportunity to develop your skills within a specialist service? Are you organised, proactive and committed to delivering safe, high-quality care to patients? We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Lead Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Homecare team. You will play an important role in supporting the delivery of an efficient, patient-focused growing Homecare service, helping patients receive specialist medicines safely, reliably and conveniently in their own homes. Working closely with Pharmacists, Clinicians, Homecare providers and Pharmacy colleagues, you will support the Principal Pharmacy Technician with the coordination and the provision of Homecare services to patients. You will also manage the day to day running of the Homecare service and work closely with clinical teams to support the onboarding of patients onto Homecare, including counselling where appropriate. You will need excellent organisational and communication skills, a strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise your workload and meet deadlines. A commitment to patient safety, confidentiality and delivering a high standard of service is essential. In return, you will join a supportive Pharmacy team where your contribution is valued, with opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills within the specialist area of Homecare and make a positive difference to patients every day. ### Main duties of the job - To support the Principal Pharmacy Technician with the coordination and the provision of Homecare services to patients, in line with national standards, guidelines, local policy and procedures ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and MHRA requirements. - To undertake day-to-day supervision and where appropriate, line management of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Assistants and admin/clerical staff who are working in Homecare. - To support the delivery of KPIs for the Homecare service. - Once certification achieved, to participate in the clinical screening/verification of homecare prescriptions utilising nationally recognised certification in line with departmental policy/SOPs. - To be involved in cross site working groups to deliver the Pharmacy strategy, to improve practices at each of the Bedfordshire Hospital sites. - To work directly with clinical teams to enhance the delivery of Homecare services, review and improve existing services in association with the Principal Pharmacy Technician. - To work closely with the clinical teams to support the on boarding of patients onto the Homecare service and counsel them where appropriate. - To act as the primary link between the clinical teams and Pharmacy to support cost saving initiatives such as biosimilar switches, generic switches and ongoing service development and refinement. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see job description and person specification provided. If further information is required, please speak to the contact on the advert. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Be able to travel between Luton and Dunstable Hospital and Bedford Hospital sites when necessary - Able to work accurately under pressure and interruptions. - Frequent requirement for detailed concentration - Able to cope with an occasional requirement for light physical effort ### Knowledge **Essential** - Extensive knowledge of Homecare - Understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times - Understanding of issues involved in stock control and how to resolve them - Knowledge of Trusts’ Standing Financial Instruction ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working to deadlines and managing own workload to meet the needs of a service - Experience of working within a Homecare or Procurement setting - CPD portfolio demonstrating competent pharmacy practice as a senior pharmacy technician - Experience of formulating standard operating procedures - Experience of supervising and training staff - Ability to appropriately prioritise tasks of your own and others using suitable delegation skills - Staff management including, performance, appraisal, sickness and HR procedures **Desirable** - Experience of supporting project management and delivery - Ability to use Refine / Define IT solutions to identify savings opportunities - Use of WellSky Medicines Management to issue and manage pharmaceutical products ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician - Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills - Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent experience - Accredited Checking Technician (ACPT) - NVQ 3 in Leadership and Management or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Membership of APTUK - CIPS level 3 certificate in purchasing and supply or willing to undertake - Certified by a recognised national provider (i.e. PWDS Homecare Services – Prescription Validation & Clinical Screening Programme) to clinically screen homecare prescriptions or willing to undertake. ### Personal Skills **Essential** - Take responsibility for own actions and working within own competence - Able to thrive in a changing environment and adapt to new ways of working - Self-motivated, organised and able to work independently, using initiative to meet agreed objectives while recognising when to seek support - Able to work effectively with minimal supervision and demonstrate self-reliance and lateral thinking - Able to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and integrate well with colleagues - Ability to communicate effectively with patients and external stakeholders using tact and persuasion - Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, including active listening, and an excellent telephone manner - Ability to organise day-to-day work for self and others, meet deadlines and achieve objectives **Desirable** - Policy development ## Documents - [staff benefits (png, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2879) - [staff diversity network (pdf, 140.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2866) - [information for disabled applicants (pdf, 98.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2870) - [lead pharmacy technician - homecare - job description (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10637485) - [lead pharmacy technician - homecare - person specification (pdf, 160.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10637486) - [lead pharmacy technician - homecare - functional requirements (pdf, 176.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10637487) - [disclosure & barring information and recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 78.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1456) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.