Chief Pharmacy Technician - Homecare

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Chief Pharmacy Technician to lead the development and daily coordination of our expanding Homecare Medicines service.

This senior role sits at the centre of a dynamic pharmacy department, offering the opportunity to influence how patients receive safe, timely and high quality care at home.

You will manage a centralised homecare team, ensuring services across multiple specialties are consistent, efficient and patient focused, while partnering with specialist pharmacists to support innovative pathways and new models of care.

You will provide visible leadership, strategic thinking and strong organisational skills, shaping our homecare vision, aligning processes and empowering staff within a collaborative, forward thinking environment.

Joining us means contributing to service transformation, strengthening partnerships and helping to build a modern, centralised homecare team that truly meets the needs of our patients.

• Lead a centralised homecare service that supports patient care across multiple specialties, influencing how medicines are delivered beyond the hospital setting.
• Shape the future of homecare at the Trust by contributing to strategy, service development and standardisation of processes.
• Manage and develop a dedicated homecare team, providing line management, training, mentorship and opportunities for staff growth.
• Work collaboratively with senior pharmacists, clinicians, finance teams and homecare providers, building strong internal and external relationships.
• Take ownership of homecare contracts and SLAs, with responsibility for monitoring provider performance, KPIs, quality and compliance.
• Drive continuous service improvement through data analysis, trend review, audit activity and problem solving.
• Play a key role in financial oversight, including invoice validation, pricing accuracy, debt reduction and efficient management of statements of account.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ qualifications

• BTEC or NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences (or 5 years equivalent recognised pharmacy technician qualification or experience)
• Registered with the GPhC
• Mandatory professional CPD as defined by GPhC
• Extensive post registration specialist training in area(s) relevant to the post, or equivalent qualification

Experience

• Recent & significant post-registration experience working as a pharmacy technician• Recent & significant post-registration experience working as a pharmacy technician
• Experience in pharmacy homecare
• Experience in a team leadership role.
• Experience of completing audits, reviewing data and analysing trends in order to inform service improvement.
• Experience of financial management

• Previous experience using CMM including the homecare module

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• Good clinical practice knowledge
• Good computer and IT skills including Excel, Word and ability to adopt new IT skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and effectively as part of a team both within pharmacy and a multidisciplinary environment
• Ability to move comfortably between a number of highly skilled tasks, proactively and quickly picking up new issues and working with limited guidance and supervision, but guided by principles, policies and regulations.
• Occasional exposure to emotional or distressing circumstances when dealing with complaints, or investigating drug errors

Right to work

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