Job SummaryJoin Wye Valley NHS Trust as a Band 5 Senior Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Ward Based Services and play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred pharmaceutical care across our medical and surgical wards at Hereford County Hospital. Working as an integral member of the ward-based pharmacy team, you will support medicines optimisation through medicines reconciliation, assessing patients' own drugs, facilitating timely discharges, providing medication counselling, and ensuring the safe and effective supply of medicines. You will work closely with pharmacists, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes, safety and flow across the hospital. We are looking for a GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician with an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification, strong hospital pharmacy experience, excellent communication and organisational skills, and a passion for delivering exceptional patient care. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical expertise, contribute to service improvement, support the training and development of colleagues, and be part of a team committed to Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
Main functions of the jobTo work under the direction of the Lead Clinical Pharmacist and Lead Clinical Pharmacy Technicians for Ward Based Services, following established policies, procedures and Standard Operating Procedures. The post holder will be expected to organise and prioritise their own workload within the ward environment, referring to senior staff when necessary. Duties will include:
About usWye 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 wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its 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.
DetailsDate posted: 10 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 229-CS-8139717
Job locations: Hereford County Hospital, Stonebow Road, Hereford, HR1 2ER, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesTo view the full range of job roles and responsibilities, please refer to the job description and main responsibilities.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent OR BTEC National Certificate in Pharmacy services or a recognised equivalent qualification to allow for compulsory registration.
- Nationally recognised Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification or included as part of the Pharmacy Technician qualification post 2022
- Recognised, current high level Medicines Management qualification or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD
SkillsEssential- Demonstrable knowledge of medicines optimisation processes including medicines reconciliation, discharging and patient counselling in a hospital setting
- Ability to react to and manage the changing situation within the department on a daily basis and manage staff accordingly
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- IT literate in Word, PowerPoint and Excel or equivalent programs. Excellent keyboard skills
- Excellent time management skills.
ExperienceEssential- Post registration experience in a hospital pharmacy
- Experience of clinical audit
Desirable- Experience of project management.
- Proven experience of creating and delivering training packages to multi disciplinary groups
- Experience of leading on personnel selection, managing teams and individuals.
Additional informationThis 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name: Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address: Hereford County Hospital, Stonebow Road, Hereford, HR1 2ER, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact:
Chief Pharmacy Technician
Sarah Kelsall
Sarah.Kelsall2@wvt.nhs.uk
01432364424
