Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity leave cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 9-5)
- Job ref
- 349-CSS-7818356*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- ORC
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 Per annum (Pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Homecare Individual Patient Purchasing Officer
Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our forward thinking and friendly Homecare team at Manchester Foundation Trust. Our homecare service is one of the largest in the country with over 13,000 patients across the trust. Our service continues to expand, with an annual turnover of approximately £90m and a savings contribution of over £18m a year.
You will support the delivery of a patient focused Homecare Service and assist with the promotion of cost effective use of medicines. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary teams across various specialties. Dealing with patients and carers on a regular basis you must be able to conduct conversations tactfully and sensitively. You must always act with professionalism and engage firmly but diplomatically with Homecare providers, ensuring collaborative working to deliver a safe and effective service.
We are looking for an excellent team player who is flexible and self-motivated to enhance our team. A working knowledge of hospital pharmacy and or homecare is desirable but not essential as a full training program is available.
The ideal candidate will possess:
The ability to work accurately and methodically
Excellent communication skills both via telephone and email.
Good IT skills
The ability to work under pressure and use their own initiative to meet deadlines
Main duties of the job
Processing Homecare prescriptions
Dealing with queries from patients, carers and homecare providers via emails and telephones
Liaising with clinical teams to ensure the homecare service is working as it should
Logging complaints and incidents
Investigating invoice queries and checking supplier statements
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.
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Closing vacancy listings early
We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application
Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU—for our patients, our communities, and each other.
As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions—is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.
Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Understanding of Homecare
- Knowledge of pharmacy computer system
- Pharmacy experience
Desirable criteria
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- HIVE or Epic experience
- General knowledge about the use of specialist medicines used in homecare
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Literacy and numeracy
- Time management
- Recognise boundaries
Desirable criteria
- Competent in creation and use of databases
Attributes
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic, self motivated and able to motivate others
- Conscientious, reliable, able to work under pressure, accuracy and attention to detail
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ2 or equivalent in pharmaceutical science
Desirable criteria
- ECDL/Microsoft Office qualification or equivalent
- Registered pharmacy technician
- Clerical & admin NVQ3 or equivalent experience
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Basnett
- Job title
- Homecare Specialist Pharmacy Techncian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 701 4345
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