Job summary
The purpose of this role is to manage and support the delivery of ICT solutions within the Wye Valley NHS Trust Pharmacydirectorate,ensuring that data systems aremaintained, current, and aligned with operational needs. This includes enabling efficient, responsive, and financially sound pharmacy operations; supportingaccurateprocurement, dispensing, and labelling of medicines; and ensuring clear visibility of medicine availability.
The post-holder will lead the Pharmacy Data Systems team, liaise with internal stakeholders and external providers, and ensure high-quality, evidence-based data reporting. They will also oversee staff training and development in data systems, contribute to business continuity planning, and ensure that all digital services meet departmental, Trust, and NHS strategicobjectives.There will also be operational commitment to the Pharmacy service weekendsand Bank Holidays on a formal rota (currently 1:6).(ROTATION FREQUENCY SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Main duties of the job
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Toidentify, develop, and lead improvementsfor thepharmacy data systems, ensuring they meet operational needs and align with Pharmacy Board directives.
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Tomaintainand implement written Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training programs to support consistent and compliant use of Pharmacy Data systems.
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To schedule and oversee maintenance and development tasks for the Pharmacy Data Systems team, while actively contributing to their execution.
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To investigate and respond to data system or reporting errors, directing correctiveactionsand escalating to the Chief Technician when necessary.
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To develop and implement operational processes forthecabinetsacross the Trust's clinical sites.
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To manage the maintenance and accuracy of data, ensuring compliance with financial, regulatory, and procedural standards.
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To ensure that data sets used for medicine procurement, distribution, and dispensing areaccurate, up to date, and compliant with regulatory and professional standards
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
20 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-CS-7866986
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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