Job Summary
The Oxford University Hospitals is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. The Trust incorporates the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford and the Horton Hospital in Banbury. Nationally and internationally renowned for its services, quality of staff and academic departments, the Trust provides general and specialist services for the people of Oxfordshire and the surrounding area.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Technician to join our expanding Homecare team.

Main Duties of the Job

• To have an understanding of the homecare pathway, from deciding appropriateness of homecare registering patients, through to final processing of invoices.
• Work in accordance of the homecare pathway to support the clinical teams with their homecare service
• To process authorise and receipt Homecare deliveries on the pharmacy system
• Work in accordance with and develop services in line with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Standards for Homecare.
• To be a point of contact within the Trust regarding medicines home delivery service for Homecare companies, Pharmacists, Clinicians, Purchasers, Contracting and Finance.
• Co-ordinate the pharmacy homecare medicines service, prioritise and manage the workload and resolve problems as they arise.
• Liaise with homecare service providers to review and prepare service level agreements for implementation within the Trust.
• Support service review meetings for homecare medicines management working closely with homecare companies, pharmacists, nurses, doctors, other healthcare staff and patients.
• To assist the Pharmacy Homecare Manager in the governance of Homecare through policy and protocol development
• Assist the Homecare Pharmacy Service Manager in maintaining and reporting of departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Ensure all patient related information is secure and complies with current guidance for information governance.

About Us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Job Responsibilities
To support and assist the Pharmacy Homecare Service Manager and Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacist in cost effective procurement and delivery of Homecare medicines and services for the OUH NHS Foundation Trust (OUH).

To develop and support the pharmacy Homecare service at the OUH to develop services for the safe and timely supply of medicines to patients via third party homecare companies by establishing robust methods of managing the administrative work, monitoring homecare providers performance.

Co-ordinate and communicate with clinical pharmacists integrated into service to implement and manage existing homecare services.

Person Specification
Essential

• Qualified pharmacy technician (NVQ3) pharmaceutical sciences or other relevant qualification
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council as a registered technician
• Relevant years post qualification experience
• Experience working in one or more aspects of medicines management in hospital
• Good all round understanding of medicines management and the pharmacy service
• Experience working with Pharmacy Computer Systems
• Ability to plan and direct own work, use initiative and attention to detail
• Demonstrable ability to collect and critically analyse data
• Good IT skills, including database and Excel, equivalent to RSA Level 3.
• Enthusiasm for using IT and developing new skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and rapport with colleagues
• Good oral and written communication and presentation skills with staff at all levels of the organisation
• Good time management skills and a demonstrable ability to plan and deliver a project to tight deadlines
• Takes responsibility for work and delivers work on time to professional standards
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Demonstrable experience of training and supervision of staff
• Proficient data at entry

Desirable

• An NVQ Assessor
• Experience of working a in a pharmacy homecare setting
• Report writing experience
• Interest in formulary management
• Formal project management training
• Clinical audit experience
• Demonstrable ability to develop and implement policies and procedures
• IT skill qualification (ECDL)
• Proven influencing and negotiating skills
• Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) Accreditation

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).