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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Saturday and Bank Holiday working on rotation)
Job ref
265-6835693
Employer
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northampton General Hospital
Town
Northampton
Salary
拢24,071 - 拢25,674 Per annum / pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/01/2025 23:59
Interview date
08/01/2025

Employer heading

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust logo

Assistant Technical Officer

Band 3

Job overview

Assistant Technical Officer - Homecare Support

Northampton General Hospital is an acute NHS trust with a highly respected pharmacy service. As a Trust, we pledge to provide the best possible care with patient safety and quality at the heart of all we do.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Technical Officer to join the team. The Homecare department has seen significant growth with over 2500 patients accessing homecare services across an array of therapeutic indications. The successful candidate will be working closely with multi-disciplinary teams across the Trust to maintain current relationships by providing their expertise in ensuring a smooth transition of care for patients between hospital and homecare services.听

The role will suit an innovative and progressive individual who will be fundamental in the development of department processes. They will be integrated within a team tasked with delivering on our responsibilities to ensure the cost-effective and appropriate prescribing of homecare medicines.

Previous homecare and high-cost medicine experience is desirable but full training will be provided.

If you are an enthusiastic, self-motivated, committed individual who is keen to develop your skills further then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to dispense homecare prescriptions, process invoices, reconcile account statements and highlight discrepancies.

To accurately perform (under the supervision of qualified staff) a range of routine and non-routine tasks in the Pharmacy which do not require the knowledge, skills and training of a BTEC/NVQ 3 qualified Pharmacy Technician.

To provide administrative and clerical support to the Homecare service.

Working for our organisation

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone鈥檚 full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.听This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To dispense homecare prescriptions, process invoices and highlight discrepancies

To collect prescriptions from clinical teams

To raise orders and 鈥榲irtually鈥 dispense items supplied via homecare items using the EMIS pharmacy system.

To check prescription renewals against the pharmacy homecare database to ensure appropriate and timely processing.

To forward prescriptions to homecare providers, recognising the need to arrange urgent deliveries.

To progress chase prescriptions/deliveries/invoices to ensure a timely and efficient service is provided, escalating issues to the Homecare and High-cost Medicines Support Officer as necessary.

To 鈥榲irtually鈥 receive and book in homecare goods.

To check proof of delivery against prescription and invoice and resolve discrepancies where appropriate.

To highlight any discrepancies to the Homecare and High-cost Medicine Support Officer.

To contact service users or providers to resolve queries, referring to Homecare Pharmacy Technicians as necessary under the direction of the Advanced Pharmacy Technician.

To maintain invoice log and filing system.

To reconcile monthly homecare provider statements.

To monitor homecare inbox and respond to stakeholders as appropriate.

To assist in the provision of medicines for the treatment of patients
This may include the following tasks in the Dispensary, Stores or Distribution departments within Pharmacy, depending on service needs:

To accurately and promptly dispense medicines for patients whose prescriptions have been validated by a Pharmacist.

To issue prescriptions when this is appropriate.

To supply Controlled Drugs and keep appropriate records.

To participate in the Pharmacy Service to Wards and Departments

To liaise with the appropriate Pharmacy Team Leader and Principal Pharmacy Technician, Stores and Distribution to ensure that any 鈥榯o-follow鈥 medicines are ordered and supplied to patients.

To inform the appropriate Pharmacist of any problems with the supply of medicines ordered

To answer the telephone and either deal with the query, take a message or re-direct the call to the appropriate person / area of the department.

To receive signed requisitions / orders from hospital staff and other customers and to forward these to the appropriate area for processing.

Other Duties


This includes the following tasks:

To assist in the training of staff.

To maintain and update medicines databases.

To assist in the maintenance of a clean and efficient environment suitable for the handling of medicine.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading.听

Person specification

Education, Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Four GSCEs at grade C or above, including English, Maths and Science (or equivalent Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy or CSE grade 1)
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent course accredited by GPhC relevant to work undertaken
  • Boots or NPA dispensing qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent hospital experience
  • Awareness of how incidents happen
  • Dealing with customers /patients in person or by telephone
  • Keyboard work
Desirable criteria
  • Audit
  • Working in a community hospital or similar pharmacy
  • Other experience in the Medicine Supply Process
  • Pharmacy practice and procedures, law and ethics, and drug tariff
  • Medicine names
  • Computerised stock control systems

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication, written and oral
  • Computer skills e.g databases, ExCel
  • Ability to work alone and as a team member
  • Attention to detail, accurate in work
  • Able to work systematically
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to prioritise
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ben Powell
Job title
Advanced Pharmacy Technician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01604 544923