Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 205-6063368-A
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke University Hospital
- Town
- Stoke on Trent
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Assistant Technical Officer for Quality
Band 3
Job overview
Pharmacy-Technical Services
Band 3 – Pharmacy Senior Assistant Technical Officer for Quality
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, organised, self-motivated, dedicated Senior Pharmacy Technical Officer to join our Pharmacy Technical Services Quality Team at the University Hospital of North Midlands.
Main duties of the job
Role Summary
The post holder is expected to
- Complete Quality checking of Prepack and Over-labelled products following completion of packing.
- Participate in the administration of the Quality Management System (QMS)
- Undertake both Physical and Viable environmental monitoring of the clean room facilities.
- Enumerate microbial media following incubation
The post holder will work during the week and will work weekends as part of a weekend rota.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details lease refer to the JD/PS
Education and qualifications
4 GCSEs grade C (new grading 4) or above or equivalent must include Maths, English and Science
OR equivalent relevant qualification to area of speciality
Experience
Experience of working to SOP’s and experience in the use of computerised systems (Word/Excel).
IT skills
Experience of working with standard operating procedures
Team working
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 4 GCSEs grade C (new grading 4) or above or equivalent must include Maths, English and Science
- OR equivalent relevant qualification to area of speciality
Desirable criteria
- Additional advanced relevant qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working to Standard working instructions/ procedures
- IT skills
- Team working
- Ability to investigate queries, taking action if appropriate
- Abity to communicate with a range of people
- Ability to prioritise own workload and work as part of a team
- Ability to work unsupervised and alone
- Awareness of Health and safety issues including COSHH
- Manual dexterity and able to make neat and accurate records
Desirable criteria
- At least 1 years’ previous experience in a similar role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Verity Buxton
- Job title
- Lead Technician for Quality
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 674572
- Additional information
For further details / informal visits please contact:
Alison White Quality Manager
Verity Buxton Lead Technician for Quality
[email protected] Tel 01782 674573
[email protected] Tel: 01782 674572
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