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Band 8a, Aseptic Services Operations Manager

A fantastic opportunity has emerged for a passionate, highly motivated, and dynamic individual to lead our aseptic operational teams at Sutton and Chelsea.

This is an exciting time to join the Royal Marsden Hospital aseptics team as we are in the process of designing and building a new state of the art aseptic unit at our Sutton site. The post holder will lead on developing and implementing the operational strategy for the new aseptic unit.

This position is a cross-site role that will ensure consistent leadership and maintain the quality and efficiency of service at both hospital sites. Applicants must have significant previous experience as an aseptics technician and be registered with the GPhC.

You will lead the operational teams for the aseptic units at both sites and work collaboratively with senior pharmacists, to develop and deliver our pharmacy aseptic services. You will work closely with the accountable pharmacists to ensure services are delivered in line with the quality management system.

We have recently established a centralised SACT Distribution Unit (SDU) at our Sutton hospital site to manage all externally compounded SACT items. The post holder will be responsible for leading and developing the SDU service, ensuring that an efficient and cost effective service is provided.

Main duties of the job

•    To deliver a high-quality  service to optimise patient care and experience through effective operational management of pharmacy aseptic services and the SACT Distribution Unit.

•    To work closely with the Accountable Pharmacist, for aseptic services, in delivering the aseptic service operations for the Trust.

•    To be responsible for, and support the Accountable Pharmacist in, the delivery of the Quality Management System within the Trust’s pharmacy aseptic units. 

•    To ensure, through application of the QMS, all products are compounded to the highest possible standards.

•    To work alongside the Clinical Trials team in being able to provide advice and support necessary for the management of Clinical Trials within the pharmacy aseptic service in accordance with the statutory requirements for Good Clinical Practice.

•    Lead a team of highly skilled technicians and other pharmacy staff working to deliver cutting edge pharmacy services to patients.

•    To lead on the delivery of local, regional and national projects to optimise service provision and improve patient experience. The post holder will be responsible for implementation of these projects via the change management system, through extensive stakeholder engagement and collaboration. 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.