Specialist Pharmacy Technician – Homecare and High-Cost Drugs

Specialist Pharmacy Technician – Homecare and High-Cost Drugs

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a stand-alone paediatric hospital located on the outskirts of Liverpool with a national reputation for excellence. A dedicated team of pharmacists and technicians provide pharmacy services to a wide range of paediatric surgical and medical specialties. The pharmacy team is dynamic, innovative, caring, compassionate, and works well together.

We have a new, exciting opportunity for an experienced GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician to take up a full-time position of Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Homecare and High-Cost Drugs. You will join our committed and friendly team to support the delivery of a high-quality paediatric medicines service to our patients. You will manage the maintenance and development of pharmacy homecare services and drive the high-cost drugs agenda within the trust.

Main Duties of the Job

1. Manage the maintenance and development of Homecare Services in line with national standards and guidelines and local policy and procedures.
2. Line manage the Homecare Administrative team.
3. Be the Lead Specialist Pharmacy Technician at Alder Hey for High-Cost Drugs (non-PbR drugs) in line with NHSE (NHS England) and ICB commissioning intentions, local policy and procedures to ensure safe, evidence-based and cost-effective implementation and use/cost-saving initiatives related to expenditure from NHSE.
4. Provide technical support to the Lead Pharmacist - Formulary and Procurement, and other relevant Specialist Clinical Pharmacists, on procurement and therapeutics relating to High-Cost Medicines.

About Us

As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust treats everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales, and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state-of-the-art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation, and oncology. We are becoming recognized as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research, and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe, and confident as they play, learn, and grow. At Alder Hey, we are here to look after a child and their family, which includes mums, dads, brothers, and sisters.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable Criteria

• oNVQ Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills and BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
• oRegistered with the GPhC (General Pharmaceutical Council)
• oExtensive previous experience and knowledge of working in a hospital pharmacy environment
• oDemonstrated experience of supervising pharmacy technicians and assistants
• oClear understanding of the role of the technician in pharmacy medicines finance services
• oExperience of data analysis and manipulation using Excel
• oExcellent communication skills both written and verbal
• oGood attention to detail and responsible attitude to quality and accuracy
• oExperience of Paediatric Pharmacy
• oPrevious experience of purchasing in pharmacy
• Knowledge of the homecare service

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.

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Pharmacy Procurement / IT Systems Manager
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust