The Oxford University Hospitals is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. The Trust incorporates the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford and the Horton Hospital in Banbury. Nationally and internationally renowned for its services, quality of staff and academic departments, the Trust provides general and specialist services for the people of Oxfordshire and the surrounding area.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Technician to join our expanding Homecare team.
• To have an understanding of the homecare pathway, from deciding appropriateness of homecare registering patients, through to final processing of invoices.
• Work in accordance of the homecare pathway to support the clinical teams with their homecare service
• To process authorise and receipt Homecare deliveries on the pharmacy system
• Work in accordance with and develop services in line with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Standards for Homecare.
• To be a point of contact within the Trust regarding medicines home delivery service for Homecare companies, Pharmacists, Clinicians, Purchasers, Contracting and Finance.
• Co-ordinate the pharmacy homecare medicines service, prioritise and manage the workload and resolve problems as they arise.
• Liaise with homecare service providers to review and prepare service level agreements for implementation within the Trust.
• Support service review meetings for homecare medicines management working closely with homecare companies, pharmacists, nurses, doctors, other healthcare staff and patients.
• To assist the Pharmacy Homecare Manager in the governance of Homecare through policy and protocol development
• Assist the Homecare Pharmacy Service Manager in maintaining and reporting of departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Ensure all patient related information is secure and complies with current guidance for information governance.
This is a rapidly growing and developing area of Pharmacy, and offers the successful candidate an opportunity to help us expand the service and support clinical services throughout the Trust. Join us to be part of this growing and enthusiastic team
To support and assist the Pharmacy Homecare Service Manager and Medicines Effectiveness Pharmacist in cost effective procurement and delivery of Homecare medicines and services for the OUH NHS Foundation Trust (OUH).
To develop and support the pharmacy Homecare service at the OUH to develop services for the safe and timely supply of medicines to patients via third party homecare companies by establishing robust methods of managing the administrative work, monitoring homecare providers performance.
Co-ordinate and communicate with clinical pharmacists integrated into service to implement and manage existing homecare services.
This advert closes on Thursday 31 Oct 2024
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