Job summaryWe are looking for a motivated individual to join the Pharmacy Homecare Team at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation (NCIC) Trust for a period of 6 months. This maternity cover post will be part of the Homecare team for the Trust. Full training will be given. The Homecare team provides services to a variety of clinical teams in the Trust to ensure the patients get an excellent quality and safe Homecare medicines delivery, working with a large number of Homecare providers across the UK. Homecare ensures the Trust and commissioners use best value services and work towards using cost-effective treatments and services as soon as they become available.
Main duties of the jobA Homecare Technician works as part of a team, and the main duties are:
- 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.
About usAt NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilitiesJOB 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.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- 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.
ExperienceEssential- 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.
KnowledgeEssential- 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.
SkillsEssential- 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.
Other RequirementsEssential- Commitment to continuing professional development.
- Able to travel independently between sites.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
