Lead Pharmacy Technician - Training and Development

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

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS 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'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 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...all the time.

Details

Date posted

08 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-CS-8339504

Job locations

Hereford County Hospital

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC Registration as Pharmacy Technician
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician
• Management or education post registration qualification (or equivalent experience in a hospital setting)

Skills

Essential

• IT Literate in routine Microsoft applications ( Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc)
• Knowledge and understanding of basic management principles including team management and motivation
• Knowledge and skills to mentor and develop staff

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in Acute Hospital Pharmacy
• Experience of carrying out performance reviews and development of staff including training.
• Development and consistent delivery of Key Performance Indicators for a service
• Involvement/Leadership in project delivery

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC Registration as Pharmacy Technician
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician
• Management or education post registration qualification (or equivalent experience in a hospital setting)

Skills

Essential

• IT Literate in routine Microsoft applications ( Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc)
• Knowledge and understanding of basic management principles including team management and motivation
• Knowledge and skills to mentor and develop staff

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in Acute Hospital Pharmacy
• Experience of carrying out performance reviews and development of staff including training.
• Development and consistent delivery of Key Performance Indicators for a service
• Involvement/Leadership in project delivery

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC Registration as Pharmacy Technician
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician
• Management or education post registration qualification (or equivalent experience in a hospital setting)

Skills

Essential

• IT Literate in routine Microsoft applications ( Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc)
• Knowledge and understanding of basic management principles including team management and motivation
• Knowledge and skills to mentor and develop staff

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in Acute Hospital Pharmacy
• Experience of carrying out performance reviews and development of staff including training.
• Development and consistent delivery of Key Performance Indicators for a service
• Involvement/Leadership in project delivery