Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Homecare
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 343-7415126-FM-AG
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Helier Hospital
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £32,199 - £34,876 pro rata pa inc. HCAS outer
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Principal Pharmacy Assistant, Homecare and High Cost Drugs
Band 4
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
We are looking for a proactive and dynamic individual with the requisite skills, knowledge, experience and expertise to join our existing team.
Due to service expansion, a new role has been developed to support the Pharmacy Homecare team and assist in the efficient running of this key service.
Main duties of the job
- Support the Pharmacy Homecare team by contributing to the development and management of Homecare services, including the introduction/ launch of the CMM homecare module.
- Manage the Homecare Diabetes Service, including patient funding, ordering, invoicing, clinic/patient queries and tracking orders.
- Assist in the management of Homecare services, maintaining accurate patient records and effectively and efficiently reconciling invoices for payment, and resolving invoicing queries.
- Lead Homecare audits and support with freedom of information (FOI) requests.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and job specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and personal specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 2 Pharmacy Services
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in hospital pharmacy
- Experience of using CMM pharmacy system (formerly JAC)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of pharmacy homecare
- Experience of managing homecare or high cost drugs pathways
- Experience of personnel management
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of hospital pharmacy
- Knowledge of pharmacy homecare services and processes
- Understanding stock rotation and stock control
- Understanding medical terminology
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Blueteq and funding processes
- Familiarity of specialist drug names
- Familiarity of invoicing/procurement processes
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Accurate and methodical
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
- Computer literate (proficient in MS Office platforms e.g. Word, Excel)
- Attention to detail
Desirable criteria
- Familiar with CMM Homecare Module
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Donna Efange
- Job title
- Chief Technician, Homecare and High Cost Drugs
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8296 4016
- Additional information
Alternative number: 01372 735152
Ganesh Musthyala
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