Senior Pharmacy Homecare Coordinator

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the enclosed Job Description, Personal Specification and Functional Aspects of the role for more information.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• English and Mathematics and 2 other subjects at GCSE level grade C or above
• Level 3 NVQ units in relevant Pharmaceutical area or equivalent experience, or willing to undertake

Desirable criteria

• Recognised competency to undertake Homecare prescription validation - PWDS course or equivalent (or willing to undertake)
• In-house leadership training (or willing to undertake)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working to deadlines
• Experience within Pharmacy speciality in the homecare services - acquired through training and significant experience
• Experience of data inputting - raising orders/invoicing
• Experience of running reports using Excel or similar
• Significant experience of working in a busy hospital or community
• Working within a team

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working with pharmaceutical products
• Experience of raising orders/invoicing
• Use of WellSky JAC to issue and manage pharmaceuticals

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of office procedures
• Knowledge of sales and purchase ledger
• Knowledge of medication names
• Understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of the NHS
• Understanding of the way that medicines are procured within the hospital sector

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to remain calm under pressure
• Team player and able to integrate within the team
• Able to work with minimum supervision; self-reliant
• Responsible for own actions, trustworthy and honest, and to be able to work within own competence
• Excellent problem-solving skills in connection with patient management - the ability to analyse problems and devise workable solutions
• Ability to work to deadlines and to achieve objectives in an organised manner
• Able to work with minimum management oversight; self-reliant, lateral thinker but knowing when to ask for support
• Excellent communication skills when dealing with patients and external stakeholders

Desirable criteria

• Experience in dealing with anxious patients for whom English is not their first language

Other

Essential criteria

• Able to cope with an occasional requirement for light physical effort
• Able to input data into a computer with accuracy
• Be able to travel between Luton and Dunstable Hospital and Bedford Hospital sites when necessary

It is an exciting time to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

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. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

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