# Pharmacy Technician Higher Level – Homecare Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-technician-higher-level-homecare-services/0683db25-e946-42b4-b8ce-35ec837883df - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-technician-higher-level-homecare-services/0683db25-e946-42b4-b8ce-35ec837883df.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** WCH or CIC - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacy technician - **Salary:** £32073.00 to £39043.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (To cover until the end of March 2027) - **Employment type:** Part time - 35 hours per week (May be required to participate in 7 day rota. Applicants will be considered if they can work up to 35 hours per week.) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-14T12:40:06.585Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8169060 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8169060?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ncic.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Main duties of the job Work primarily with out-patient clinics, ensuring that the principles in the DH Patient Charter for Homecare Services are upheld. Obtain consent from patients identified for homecare services, ensuring registration forms are completed and explaining homecare processes to patients. Counsel patients in relation to their medicines, particularly those medicines delivered via homecare processes. Act as a first point of contact for patients with queries and complaints about homecare services. Process and manage prescriptions for the Homecare service under Trust procedures. Work with medical staff and specialist nurses within designated clinical areas, identifying opportunities for increased used of homecare. Liaise between clinics and pharmacy to ensure best homecare outcomes are achieved for patients. Assist in the management of invoice queries and processing. Assist in the monitoring of key performance indicators to track the performance of the Homecare service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities JOB DESCRIPTION: Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants. CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP: Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies. AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information. This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information. The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for New to registration Nurses Midwives and Allied Health Professionals. Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period. Disclosure and Barring Service: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post: Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment. Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment. NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits: 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years Flexible working Scheme NHS Discounts* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work* Excellent opportunities for development* Competitive NHS Pension scheme Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems *Subject to eligibility Important Information: Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills. - Ability to make judgements based on incomplete or conflicting data. - Ability to manage time, people and resources. - Ability to work independently and as part of a team. - Able to work accurately to deadlines. - Ability to identify and implement best practice. Ability to identify and manage risk. - Empathetic - Able to communicate complex information to patients and carers, where subject matter may be sensitive and where there may be barriers to understanding - Able to organise and prioritise workload. **Desirable** - Able to lead a team and motivate others. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Continuing professional development with portfolio. - Broad technical and pharmaceutical knowledge. GCP/GMP - Current issues within pharmacy and the NHS. - IT skills – word processing, spreadsheets - Ascribe Patient Medication Records and eMM **Desirable** - Patient specific ordering. - Understanding of commissioning, budgets and tariff income. - Service Level Agreements. ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant post-registration employment, including recent experience of provision of medicines via homecare - Patient counselling - Presenting data in a variety of formats **Desirable** - Medicines management. - Obtaining consent. - Accuracy checking experience. - Supervisory experience. - Managing change. - Supervising and training staff. ### Qualifications **Essential** - BTec in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent - NVQ3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent - Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council. - Further pharmacy-specific qualifications to NVQ Level 4, or acknowledged equivalent experience. **Desirable** - Accuracy Checking certificate. - Medicines Management Certificate. ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Commitment to continuing professional development. - Able to travel independently between sites. ## Documents - [262-a-26-8169060 pharmacy technician higher level b5 (pdf, 368.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10471309) ## 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.