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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated pharmacy technician to join our friendly and dynamic team to provide high quality of aseptic services. 

You will be part of an expanding team of highly professional and dedicated staff whose aim is to provide an excellent, patient focus service.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust strives to innovate and improve care to patients. The Trust has recently approved the business case for a new pharmacy aseptic, clinical trials and radiopharmacy facility. The new facility is expected to be in operation mid 2025.

The prime function of the unit is the preparation of cytotoxic, monoclonal antibodies and clinical trials in a safe and efficient manner according to Good Manufacturing Practice and National Standards. Our aim is to provide our valued staff with excellent training including Quality Assurance to become skilled, highly competent, and confident in their job roles. We encourage innovative working which includes the development and future proofing of our facilities to meet the growing needs of the service. We promote learning and development within our organisation.

We welcome applicants from Secondary care preferably with aseptic experience.

Main duties of the job

Be an experienced qualified pharmacy technician, Proven post-qualification experience in aseptic production. Be based within the Aseptic Suite undertaking a  broad range of duties within the area of work to include the dispensing and issuing  of medicines, including aseptic manipulation and compounding of Parenteral Nutrition for adults and neonates, reconstitution of cytotoxic chemotherapy products ( drugs used in the treatment of cancer ) including cytotoxic clinical trials, monoclonal antibodies, other ad hoc aseptic dispensing, stock control and the final accuracy checking of dispensed medicines. Supervise and co-ordinate the work of Pharmacy Technicians, Assistant Technical Officers, students and support staff. Train Pharmacy Technicians, Assistant Officers, students and support staff under the direction and supervision of Senior and Chief Technicians. Work on their own initiative at times under the supervision of Senior and Chief Technicians. Support the work of the unit in the provision of a weekend service, early starts, late nights and bank holiday in the Aseptic Unit. Overall operational accountability rests with the Chief Technician Aseptic Services. Daily operational accountability rests with the Chief / Senior Technician responsible for the area within which the work is being conducted.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.