Job requirements
Essential
23 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Able to demonstrate relevant post registration knowledge, skills and experience
- Experience
Writing SOPs
- Experience
Development of consistent service through KPI and intervention reporting across PCN’s
- Personal Attributes
Approachable
- Personal Attributes
Confident and motivational
- Personal Attributes
Completer/Finisher
- Personal Attributes
Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Personal Attributes
Professional role model
- Personal Attributes
Ability to identify and deliver on innovative best practice
- Personal Attributes
Patient focused
- Education & Qualifications
NVQ3 Pharmacy Technician/Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
- Education & Qualifications
Accuracy Checking Technician Qualification
- Education & Qualifications
Achieved Accredited MM/Medicines Optimisation qualification or willingness to complete if not already achieved
- Education & Qualifications
Level 4 Clinical Diploma or willingness to complete if not already achieved
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Communicate effectively to all levels of staff
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
IT Literate in routine Microsoft applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc)
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Extensive knowledge of clinical pharmacy and ward-based working
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
High degree of self-motivation and ability to work on own initiative
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Ability to present information concisely and clearly
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Ability to problem solve within scope of practice
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Ability to communicate with senior decision makers
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Knowledge and understanding of basic management principles including team management and motivation
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Knowledge and skills to mentor and develop staff
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Involvement in leadership and project delivery
Job overview
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the Senior Pharmacist’s for the Surgical Division to provide a comprehensive ward based, clinical service to the Surgical Division specifically the Theatres & Critical Care Directorate and Elective General Surgery. The role will include taking medicines histories and completing medicines reconciliation, carrying out therapeutic drug monitoring, making therapeutic interventions within scope of practice, supply of medicines, final checking of medicines and counselling patients. In addition management responsibilities will include line management of junior staff, assisting with the day to day running of the service and monitoring performance, of the service.
The role will also involve making continuous improvements to the service using innovative techniques to develop the technician role and integrating completely in the multi-disciplinary team. There will also be operational commitment to the Pharmacy service weekends and Bank Holidays on a formal rota
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view ‘supporting documents’ linked to this vacancy.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Lead Pharmacy Technician - Theatres & Elective General Surgery with Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford, England. It is listed as a Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent: The post includes both weekend/bank holiday and O/C commitment on a rota basis. The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.
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