Senior Pharmacy Homecare Coordinator

Are you ready for a new challenge where you can make a real difference to patients, develop your skills and be part of a friendly, supportive team?

As our Homecare service continues to grow, a new and exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Senior Pharmacy Homecare Coordinator to join our Pharmacy Homecare team across both Bedfordshire Hospital sites.

You will play a key role in coordinating the safe, efficient and timely supply of high-risk medicines to patients in their own homes. Working closely with Homecare providers, clinical teams and Pharmacy colleagues, you will coordinate and process Homecare prescriptions and generate orders, helping to provide a seamless service for patients.

You will also be a key point of contact for day-to-day queries, supporting the smooth running of the service, and colleagues within the Homecare team.

We are looking for someone who is organised, enthusiastic and confident, with excellent communication skills and the ability to manage their workload and meet deadlines. A genuine commitment to delivering a high-quality service and excellent patient experience is essential.

You will join a friendly, supportive and professional team, with comprehensive training and ongoing support to help you succeed.

If you are ready for your next Pharmacy challenge and would like to play an important role in our growing Homecare service, we would love to hear from you.

• 1. To carry out a range of duties associated with the ordering and receipt of medicines provided through all suppliers and Homecare providers used by the Trust using the Pharmacy computer systems.
• 2. To support and assist the Principal Pharmacy Technician in the effective supply of medicine to patients via Homecare providers for Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
• 3. In conjunction with the Principal Pharmacy Technician, to assist in the development of Homecare services for the safe and timely supply of medication to patients by establishing robust methods of managing workflow.
• 4. To coordinate the day-to-day running of the Homecare service and act as a point of contact for any escalation to the Senior Leadership/Management team, in the absence of the Principal Pharmacy Technician and Lead Homecare Technician.
• 5. Provide administrative support to the ASU team in coordinating Homecare prescriptions for patients treated on the chemotherapy unit
• 6. Provide administrative support to various clinical teams that use Homecare to streamline prescription management and processing
• 7. To lead all prescription management within Homecare, maintaining fluidity between clinics and the Homecare team to ensure a consistent and manageable workflow.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are…