Band 5 Senior ATO (Fixed Term)
Job summary
To liaise with the wider clinical team, via the relevant Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to ensure that legally valid, clinically screened prescriptions for homecare medicines are made available to Homecare providers in a timely manner.
To generate orders for homecare-provided medicines in accordance with said prescriptions.
To reconcile and authorise invoices from Homecare providers, against relevant orders in accordance with documented proofs of delivery. Key Relationships Pharmacy staff across all sites. Trust Finance and Procurement staff, external NHS Supplies and Procurement Staff e.g. LPP and MPSC, homecare providers, pharmaceutical companies and wholesalers, Pharmacy Procurement managers in other Trusts, North Central London Consortium
Main duties of the job
As part of a departmental restructure and an expansion of our Homecare services, we are looking to appoint a Homecare Officer to support the existing team to manage service development.
The successful candidate will have a good understanding of Hospital Pharmacy functions and can help with creating and maintaining innovative models of working more closely with specialist teams in order to meet the challenges of an ever increasing range of medicines suitable for use through homecare. The postholder will assist in ensuring that similar systems that can be expanded to other hospitals that join the Royal Free Group in the future. Occasional cross site working within this large Trust will be required.
Excellent communication skills are required to interface between specialist multidisciplinary teams and homecare providers to facilitate the introduction of medicines into the homecare workstream in accordance with any local and national standards in a timely manner.
About us
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
The Pharmacy department at The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is an ambitious and quality improvement focused team who are committed to optimising the use of medicines and providing the best pharmaceutical care to our patients. We are proud to lead the way in integrated training partnerships, digital transformation and cost improvement programmes (CIP).
The Pharmacy Service comprises of Inpatient and Outpatient dispensary services, ward based clinical pharmacy services, Medicines Information, aseptic and non-sterile production services, pharmacy stores & distribution, procurement, and homecare services. We cover a range of clinical specialties including HIV, general medicine, emergency services, surgery, rheumatology, hepatology, anti-coagulation, oncology & haematology, women's health, paediatrics and infection control.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Liaise with the wider clinical team, via the relevant Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to ensure that legally valid, clinically screened prescriptions for homecare medicines are made available to Homecare providers in a timely manner
Use the JAC Homecare Module to generate orders for delivery of medicines to Trust patients registered for homecare services in accordance with prescriptions clinically screened by pharmacist colleagues, both within and outside of the Homecare team.
Receive orders for medicines and ancillaries delivered to homecare patients on the JAC Homecare module against proofs of delivery provided by Homecare providers
Reconcile invoices for homecare medicines and ancillaries and pass them through the JAC Homecare Module for payment
Implement, organise and maintain electronic and/or paper-based systems for the efficient and accurate storage of records relating to the Homecare service, including prescriptions and orders, proofs of delivery and invoices
Maintain records of any relevant order or invoice queries
Person Specification
Values
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education
- GCSE Matchs, English and Science - Grade A* - C (or equivalent)
- BTEC and NVQ in Pharmaceutical Science
- Registered Pharmacy Technician (GPhC)
- CIPS qualification (or working towards)
Experience
- Significant hospital pharmacy experience
- Previous experience/understanding of JAC Pharmacy Computer System (or equivalent)
- Experience of training & supervising staff
- Experience of design & implementation of pharmacy service provision
- Knowledge of principals of procurement e.g. contracting administration and legal requirements
Skills
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise the work of others
- Able to improve service quality at operational level/develop new systems of work
- Ability to deal with conflict and complaints
- Advanced IT skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, databases
- Able to communicate complex, contentious and sensitive information effectively
- Able to meet deadlines/Good time keeping
- Able to work unsupervised
- Vigilant and high attention to detail
- Excellent team worker
- High level of work organisation, planning and prioritisation skills
- Enthusiastic and self -motivated
- Reliable and flexible in approach and attitude
- Ability to use key performance indicators to assess the effectiveness of a service
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Free Hospital
Hampstead
NW3 2QG
https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
- Company
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Hampstead, United Kingdom NW3 2QG
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £34089.00 - £41498.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Hampstead, United Kingdom NW3 2QG
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £34089.00 - £41498.00 a year
- Posted