Pharmacy Homecare Medicines Technician

You will work closely with the homecare pharmacist, homecare technicians, assistants and clinical teams in Aintree Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital and Royal Liverpool Hospital as well as colleagues in the finance department to provide a comprehensive homecare medicines service for our patients., 1) Co-ordinates, develops and maintains the pharmacy homecare service in accordance with Royal Pharmaceutical Standards - Professional Standards for Homecare in England, 2013, departmental procedures and the recommendations borne out of the Homecare Medicines - Towards a Vision for the Future report, 2011 (Hackett report) and ensures provision of a high quality service to patients and staff across LUHFT. 2) Assists in the set-up of all new homecare services, attending set-up meetings and working closely with relevant staff within the Trust. 3) Assists in the development of Standard Operating Procedures relating to homecare services and keeps them updated. This will include development and implementation of policies which may impact areas outside pharmacy. 4) Responsible for ensuring that all pharmacy homecare procedures are in place in advance of new homecare services becoming active. 5) Assists with invoicing and receiving of income generated by homecare schemes when necessary. 6) Ensures that all operational practices, procedures, records and financial controls comply with applicable legislation such as the Medicines Act, the Misuse of Drugs Act, Health & Safety at Work Act, the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations and local procedures. 7) Assists with internal homecare services audit and reviews and liaises with homecare providers to enable external audits to be carried out where appropriate. 8) Represents the pharmacy department at relevant meetings both on and off site. 9) Ensures that Safe Systems of Work are in operation at all times in full compliance with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988. Ensure the satisfactory completion of all records, checks and controls which may be required both by local procedures and by relevant legislation. 10) Participates in a system of accredited technician accuracy checking and provides necessary training for technical staff. This involves performing a final accuracy check on prescriptions and orders which have previously been clinically checked by a pharmacist in accordance with Trust procedures and ensures that dispensing errors are corrected by the appropriate member of staff. 11) Performs a clinical check on homecare prescriptions within an agreed framework. Prescriptions must be for continuation of treatment that has previously been checked by a pharmacist. 12) Ensures that all appropriate homecare information is communicated effectively to all pharmacy staff, relevant clinical staff and patients. 13) Participates in the recording of reported in-house errors, to identify training needs and ensuring safe practices are developed and maintained. 14) Liaises with the appropriate managers to ensure that any necessary amendments are made within the Pharmacy Computer System. 15) To be a primary point of contact within the Trust regarding Medicines home delivery service for Home Care companies, Pharmacists, Clinicians, and Finance. 16) Prioritizes and manages the workload to ensure problems are resolved. 17) Forges links nationally and regionally with other technicians in homecare services in order to share best practice and contribute to the development of homecare medicines management and policy. 18) Maintains high professional standards at all times and works independently to develop, review and implement procedures for the efficient functioning of the homecare medicines service within LUHFT. 19) Assists in research projects/pilot schemes relevant to the homecare medicines service, which may include new methods of providing the service or management of services not previously managed through homecare. 20) Resolves administrative problems or issues with regard to homecare medicines including price discrepancies, non-delivery issues, late deliveries, change of address, contract issues and updating of all relevant data bases. 21) Organises, maintains and assists in development of the homecare databases for efficient and accurate storage of records relating to patients registered for homecare medicines services. 22) Oversees and assists with invoice matching using the pharmacy computer system, databases and other homecare systems. 23) Manages the administration systems for the homecare medicines service including patient registration, prescriptions (when required), orders, receipts, invoices and resolves discrepancies. 24) Actively promotes the service, seeks out new users and champions service development. 25) Assists in the ongoing review of the service via audit, monitoring of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and collating feedback from service users. 26) Assists in producing reports on quality and financial indicators on all homecare medicine services. 27) Provide guidance and training to work colleagues regarding the home delivery service and its procedures. Assists in developing an induction and training package for the area. 28) Maintains and updates records of patients' homecare medicines on the pharmacy computer system ensuring that all entries are accurate and timely. 29) Supports the use of the online clinical decision support tool Blueteq with regards to homecare medicines.

We need an experienced, enthusiastic pharmacy technician to join our pharmacy homecare team based in Aintree Hospital.,

• BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy Services or recognised equivalent to the above
• NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services or recognised equivalent to the above
• Registered with the GPhC
Desirable criteria
• Management qualification, Substantial experience as a qualified technician in acute hospital pharmacy
• Dispensary & ward based technical services
• Staff supervision
Desirable criteria
• Experience of pharmaceutical aspects of homecare, Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
• Ability to understand role and service priorities
• Ability to train staff
• Knowledge of homecare
• Pharmacy computer systems, Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Smart and clean appearance
• Pleasant and helpful attitude
• Good customer service skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Good time management skills
• Computer literate, Ability to thrive in a changing environment
• Attention to detail and work accurately
• Flexible, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience. The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £18+£5 (standard disclosure) or £38+£5 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band. For agenda for change banded roles; salary payments will reflect the 2023/24 pay scales. The 2024/25 pay scales will be paid in October 2024 including any backpay due. Therefore should the successful applicant start in post prior to October, the salary will initially reflect the 2023/24 pay scales.