Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Homecare

We are looking for an enthusiastic, capable person to join the pharmacy homecare team based at Aintree Hospital. We welcome applications from candidates meeting the essential criteria for this position. You must be organised, flexible, have an eye for detail and have excellent communication skills.

The homecare team manages prescriptions for specialist medicines from 25 different teams in Liverpool University Hospitals. We can offer full training in this specialist area of pharmacy.

Job description

See Job Description attached for further information.

The homecare team process invoices received from homecare providers ensuring that accurate records are kept and payments are made through the hospital finance team to the homecare providers.

The homecare team answer queries received from patients, clinical teams and homecare providers helping to ensure that medicines supplied by homecare delivery are safe, effective and that the patient is supplied with them as requested by their specialist.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE or equivalent (such as functional skills) grade C or above (must include Maths and English)
• NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services or Pharmacy equivalent with 2 years' experience working in pharmacy. OR 2 A levels (pass) + demonstrable relevant experience.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience working in a pharmacy environment
• Experience of working in a team

Desirable

• Experience of working in pharmacy with Pharmacy IT systems
• Experience of dispensing prescriptions OR the preparation of aseptic products

Skills

Essential

• Clear and accurate written communication skills

Ablilty to use different IT applications

Knowledge

Essential

• Able to relate to all grades of staff within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Knowledge of procedures and practices across core pharmacy services
• Knowledge of hospital pharmacy supply
• Knowledge of stock control systems and storage of medication

About the employer

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.