Senior Pharmacy Technician – Neurology

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced GPhC-registered pharmacy technician to co-ordinate the provision of inpatient, homecare, and outpatient prescription services to our neurology patients primarily based at Charing Cross Hospital.

Applicants will need excellent organisational & IT skills and be able to communicate effectively in English with patients, staff, and stakeholders.

The post-holder will be working closely with existing pharmacy teams, clinicians & clinical nurse specialists to ensure the safe delivery of medicines to patients both via homecare & through our outpatient pharmacy. They will primarily be responsible for the registration of new homecare patients, repeat prescription management, invoicing, and expenditure/usage reporting.

The post-holder will also participate in the delivery of medicines management services to our inpatient neurology wards.

Main duties of the job

• Day-to-day co-ordination of the provision of medication to neurology patients via homecare & outpatient prescriptions
• Entering information on to the pharmacy computer system and the accurate processing/issuing of homecare prescriptions
• Ensuring accurate invoicing to the Trust for homecare services & accurate billing to the commissioners for services provided, including the maintenance of prescription & invoice databases
• Provision of ward-based pharmacy technician services, including medicines management
• Assisting with audit work related to the provision of homecare and ward services
• Supporting patients with homecare-related queries
• Maintaining good communication with homecare companies, patients, other healthcare professionals, and stakeholders

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.