Job requirements
Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
IT Literate in routine Microsoft applications ( Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc)
- Skills
Knowledge and understanding of basic management principles including team management and motivation
- Skills
Knowledge and skills to mentor and develop staff
- Experience
Significant experience in Acute Hospital Pharmacy
- Experience
Experience of carrying out performance reviews and development of staff including training.
- Experience
Development and consistent delivery of Key Performance Indicators for a service
- Experience
Involvement/Leadership in project delivery
- Qualifications
GPhC Registration as Pharmacy Technician
- Qualifications
Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician
- Qualifications
Management or education post registration qualification (or equivalent experience in a hospital setting)
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
As an accredited Pharmacy Technician with significant hospital pharmacy experience, you will be a positive role model, an effective communicator and a champion for learning and continuous improvement. If you are enthusiastic about developing others, driving excellence and helping to build a skilled, future-focused pharmacy workforce, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Training and Development
- To work with department leads to establish appropriate rotas in order to facilitate the rotation of students through the department
- To complete the registration of new students to their training providers
- To support and assess NVQ 2 and NVQ 3 students training through Buttercups (department wide)
- To carry out end of period reviews and assessments for NVQ2 and NVQ3 students training through Buttercups
- To support the BMET (or other training provider) students and liaise with the provider where necessary
- Complete quarterly LDA Census updates for the Trust
- Attend regional Training and Education meetings (West Midlands)
- Attend and support careers evenings and events and promote Pharmacy as a career
- To co-ordinate and facilitate ACT training for the department
- To co-ordinate and facilitate CD training and the West Midlands Dispensing Accuracy Assessment for the department and as a mentor for those carrying out the assessments
- Take referrals from department leads with regards to individuals who require tailored one-to-one support; support the individuals and their ongoing progression
- To be responsible for apprentice recruitment and support for the department
- To manage and facilitate requests for work experience
- To work with the MSO to facilitate learning from mistakes
- To deliver Medicines Optimisation training when necessary
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 - Training & Development 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 application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.
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