Are you ready to take the next big step in your pharmacy career? Wye Valley NHS Trust is looking for a dynamic and passionate Chief Pharmacy Technician to lead and inspire our pharmacy team. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our service, drive innovation, and make a real difference to patient care across our acute and community settings.
Main duties of the job
To support the Deputy Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation in developing and implementing the overall strategy for the Pharmacy Services that incorporates operational performance measures and reflects the Trust Strategy and Integrated Care System Strategy including advances in automation. To act as the professional lead for pharmacy technicians, preregistration pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants and other support staff; promoting high levels of professionalism and performance in this staff group, advocating for and championing their current and potential roles. To undertake workforce planning, which includes skill mix reviews leading to the development of Pharmacy Technician roles within the Pharmacy service. Provide professional and strategic leadership to pharmacy services on, but not limited to, defined areas of responsibility. Be a key part of the Pharmacy Leadership Team and Pharmacy Board, working collaboratively with other members to provide senior leadership to the pharmacy service, and acting on behalf of the Deputy/Chief Pharmacist as requested / delegated.
Utilise highly developed specialised knowledge of pharmacy technician roles and how these can be implemented through work procedures and practices. Maintain own knowledge through ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to achieve this and engender that same culture in others.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust; they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.
Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
* Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Current nationally recognised Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) Qualification (Level 3)
* Management Qualification to a Masters level (Level 7), or equivalent experience, with a willingness to undertake formal study if not held
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
* Member of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
* Significant knowledge of current national standards, legislation and guidelines around medicines supply and the ? WVT1884_2025 professional practice of Pharmacy Technicians and nonregistered staff in Pharmacy settings.
* Knowledge and understanding of common Trust HR policies and procedures and the ability to implement them consistently and effectively
* Able to deliver to targets and deadlines
* Excellent team leadership skills
* Knowledge of managing a Hospital Pharmacy Stock control system
Experience
* Proven management role with experience of managing staff and a service
* Significant experience of conflict resolution and reaching a satisfactory outcome
* Significant experience in an Acute Hospital Pharmacy setting post registration
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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