Higher Level Pharmacy Homecare Technician: Sponsorship Available

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Job Summary

Do you want to take the next step in your career as part of a thriving acute Trust that embraces transformation and is passionate about delivering safe, personal and effective care? If the answer is yes, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our award-winning pharmacy team.

Due to service expansion, we are looking for a Pharmacy Technician with current homecare experience, or a willingness to learn, to work within our pharmacy homecare services team. Training will be provided, which will enable you to become an integral part of the homecare team. We are looking for a pharmacy technician who has strong communication skills and who is confident working in partnership with multi-disciplinary teams and external providers. Candidates will be highly motivated, a team player and someone that can respond to the pace of a busy acute Trust.

This is a desk-based role and could be a great opportunity for a pharmacy technician looking to make the move into hospital setting, or perhaps a change in direction.Our homecare team have patient contact mainly via telephone and are heavily involved in prescription management.

 

Main duties of the job

Once trained, the successful candidate will be able to carry out a range of homecare operational duties, including team supervision and deputisation for the lead pharmacy homecare technician.

We are looking for someone who will be able to oversee technical elements of ourhomecare service, including:

  • timely processing of prescriptions
  • monthly monitoring of supplier KPI’s
  • audit contribution
  • invoice processing
  • prescription tracking
  • record keeping
  • supply issues
  • and workload management.

You will have a good understanding of the RPS homecare professional standards.The right candidate must have excellent organisational skills, be a strong communicator and confident using IT systems.

To provide team support, the standard hours requirements of this role are:

Monday to Friday 8:30/09:00 to 17:00 /17:30

Weekends and Bank Holidays to be worked at Royal Blackburn Hospital on a rota.

The position is predominantly based at the Royal Blackburn site.

This is a band 4-5 post, depending on experience with the opportunity to work towards a band 5 as experience and competency is gained.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent qualification
  • Registered with the GPhC
  • NVQ Level 4 Professional diploma in dispensing checking- or willing to enrol

Desirable

  • Prescription Verification and Clinical Validation Training Programme

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in the use of IT systems and email communication

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a pharmacy homecare environment
  • Knowledge of invoice processing

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Demonstration of excellent communication skills with experience of customer or patient support
  • Prioritisation, organisation and adaptability skills

Desirable

  • Experience in providing training
  • Knowledge of the RPS homecare standards

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)

Closing Date: 05 September 2025

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