About this role
Job summary
The post holder will play an integral role in supporting the Lead Homecare Pharmacist and Lead Pharmacist of Medicines Formulary and High-Cost Drugs to ensure the timely, safe, and efficient delivery of a high-quality, patient-focused homecare medicines service whilst also supporting medicines optimisation across the Trust.
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
Support and work closely with the Lead Homecare Pharmacist to deliver a safe, high-quality pharmacy homecare service in line with national standards and policies.
Manage and coordinate day-to-day homecare operations, including staff supervision, workload organisation, resolving medication/service issues, and maintaining high patient care standards.
Act as a key contact between the Trust, homecare providers, pharmacists, clinical teams, suppliers, and patients, handling queries and supporting communication across services.
Contribute to service improvement through developing procedures, monitoring KPIs, handling complaints/incidents, producing reports, and participating in audits, reviews, and meetings.
Support staff training, recruitment, and development, while also assisting with medication coordination, ordering, and accuracy checking to ensure timely patient treatment.
Support medicines optimisation by carrying out audits, producing reports and participating in service review to improve patient care and efficiency
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Job description Job responsibilities
Support and work closely with the Lead Homecare Pharmacist to deliver a safe, high-quality pharmacy homecare service in line with national standards and policies.
Manage and coordinate day-to-day homecare operations, including staff supervision, workload organisation, resolving medication/service issues, and maintaining high patient care standards.
Act as a key contact between the Trust, homecare providers, pharmacists, clinical teams, suppliers, and patients, handling queries and supporting communication across services.
Contribute to service improvement through developing procedures, monitoring KPIs, handling complaints/incidents, producing reports, and participating in audits, reviews, and meetings.
Support staff training, recruitment, and development, while also assisting with medication coordination, ordering, and accuracy checking to ensure timely patient treatment.
Support medicines optimisation by carrying out audits, producing reports and participating in service review to improve patient care and efficiency
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NVQ3, BTEC or equivalent in pharmaceutical science Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council Holds accreditation for checking prescriptions
Skills Essential
Ability to analyse and resolve highly complex situations and provide expert advice when required Good interpersonal skills, confident and assertive when working with other professionals with the ability to work quickly, calmly and accurately under pressure Ability to develop, train, lead and motivate a team Ability to develop new innovations for pharmacy/homecare-related services/high cost and formulary
Desirable
IT literacy
Experience Essential
Experience in writing and implementing departmental SOPs Experience working within homecare services or high cost drugs Experience of day-to-day management of staff, prioritising, co-ordinating an planning workload Experience in service development
Desirable
Experienced at undertaking audits and developing action plans.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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. 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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Walsall Healthcare NHST Trust
Manor Hospital, Moat Rd
Walsall
WS2 9PS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)