Job overview

To be responsible for the efficient processing of purchase orders and invoicing for homecare pharmaceutical products within the pharmacy stock control system, as part of assisting the senior homecare technician with the receipting of homecare pharmaceutical products.

To support the Senior Pharmacy Technician—Homecare & High-Cost Drugs, Lead High-Cost Drugs, and Homecare Pharmacist in the coordination of homecare medicine services within Bury, Rochdale, and Oldham, the Northern Care Alliance NHS trust.

Base site: Fairfield General Hospital, Bury.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship

Main duties of the job

To be a point of contact to assist the homecare technicians within the trust regarding medicine home delivery service for homecare companies, pharmacists, clinicians, purchasers, contracting, and finance.

To assist with the coordination of the pharmacy homecare medicines service and prioritising the workload set by the coordinator to ensure problems arising are resolved. 

To assist the homecare manager, pharmacists, and technicians in ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and current homecare medicine management guidance. 

To participate in the dispensary working rota.

The postholder will be required to follow policies and procedures and communicate effectively as appropriate.

To attend departmental meetings with staff members from the multi-disciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.