Senior Pharmacy Technician - Homecare team
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Derby, DE22 3NEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 September 2026
10 days leftJob description
Are you an experienced qualified pharmacy technician who is looking for a new challenge? An opportunity has arisen to join the Pharmacy Homecare Team ...
The candidate will lead, manage and develop the pharmacy operational technical service related to medicines homecare at UHDB. Some of the main duties of the role include:
To provide technical support to the Pharmacy High Cost Drugs & Commissioning Team and other relevant Pharmacy support teams
To help ensure that UHDB medicines homecare services are of a consistently high standard by regular liaison with UHDB clinical teams, and representatives of homecare companies, including developing new opportunities for homecare services
Closing date of applications: 20th September 2026
Interview date: 1st October 2026
Open to Pre-registration pharmacy technicians that are due to qualify within the next 6 months (Feb 2027)
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Training and experience
Essential
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Society evidence of ongoing CPD
- Extensive experience of checking and Dispensing of Medicines and Prescriptions
- Evidence of supervising experience
Desirable: - Experience in High Cost Drugs or Home care Services; - Membership of professional organisation
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Evidence of working on your own initiative but know when to refer problems to senior staff
- Evidence of being able to identify medicine usage problems that need resolving, planning, analysing and implement solutions
Skills
Essential: - Evidence of computer skills and IT knowledge, including spreadsheets,Functional Knowledge Of Pharmacy Computer and EPMA Systems
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
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NHS Jobs
First seen
10 September 2026
Last checked
10 September 2026
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