Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent: The post includes both weekend/bank holiday and O/C commitment on a rota basis
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Participate in weekend and bank holiday working on a rota basis. Participate in On Call rota.)
- Job ref
- 229-CS-8342057
- Employer
- Wye Valley NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hereford County Hospital
- Town
- Hereford
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacist - Education & Training
Band 8a
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Job overview
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the clinical service utilising their specialist knowledge and work collaboratively with teams internally and externally to the Trust to support education and training in line to delivering the Trust and Pharmacy objectives and strategies.
Main Functions of the Job
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- To support and deputise for the Lead Pharmacist – Workforce Development in the delivery of the pharmacy education, training and workforce development agenda
- To contribute to the ongoing development of the pharmacy workforce education and training strategy in line with Trust, ICS and national priorities and lead on certain aspects of the strategy
- Interpret regulatory, professional and educational standards and determine their application within the local workforce development programmes
- To co-ordinate and deliver pharmacy education and training programmes across the organisation, be the pharmacy lead for multi-professional education across the Trust
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please click on the attached job description and person specification for more information on the role and responsibilities.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MPharm & registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist
- Post graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience to a similar level
- Independent Prescribing Qualification or prepared to be working towards this within 12 months of starting the role
- Evidence of CPD and study beyond registration in line with requirements for revalidation and demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- Post Graduate qualifications relating to Training & Education or be willing to work towards this
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of best practice and legal requirements relating to medicines storage, prescribing and administration
- Highly effective communication to all levels of staff using a variety of methods (written, verbal, presentation) with a wide range of people across the organisation.
- Ability to react to and manage the changing situation within the department on a daily basis and manage staff accordingly.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience in a hospital/primary care pharmacy setting with a proportion of time in a clinical role
- Experience in motivating teams
- Proven experience of creating and delivering training packages to multidisciplinary groups
- Experience of quality improvement or audit within an organisation to improve service delivery
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Leonardo
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01432 364424
- Additional information
via Trust Switchboard: ext 2211
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