Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Pharmacy
The closing date is 24 August 2025
Job summary
Multiple positions available across the Pharmacy's Dispensary and Ward-Based Services within Wye Valley Trust.
*Please note this post is open to B2 applicants if the qualifications/competencies described in the Person Specification have not yet been achieved*
Main duties of the job
To provide support to Pharmacy services across the Dispensary and Ward-Based Services, under the supervision of registered pharmacy professionals. The post holder will assist in the preparation, dispensing, distribution, and stock control of medicines, ensuring safe and timely supply to patients and departments.
The role includes routine and non-routine tasks, requiring the use of standard procedures and judgement in prioritising workload.
The post holder will also support the supervision and training of Band 2 ATO staff and contribute to service improvement initiatives.
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 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,465 to £26,598 a year Progression from B2 to B3 upon completion of competencies
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-CS-7397140
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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