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Main area
Pharmacy Aseptic Services
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
287-DSS-408-24-A
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/09/2024 23:59

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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Pharmacy Technician Aseptic Services

Band 5

Job overview

We are a major acute teaching Trust offering a wide range of clinical specialties, including tertiary referrals for HIV and Renal Medicine. Pharmacy services are well developed and deliver high quality Medicines Management.

We have a highly regarded Aseptic Production Unit (APU) at the Trust and we moved into our brand new facility in 2023. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic individual with experience in aseptic services. You will work closely with our Operational Managers to help steer the team at the production unit. You will support & facilitate the production activity of the APU.

Your input will be vital , ensuring that quality is at the centre of everything we do for our patients across the NHS and private healthcare settings.

You must be a qualified Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC and have experience of working in Aseptic Services.

Main duties of the job

To facilitate the delivery of a safe and effective aseptic and chemotherapy service, in line with the available resources.

To participate in the delivery and maintenance on a day to day basis, of the dispensing and manufacturing services, in line with resources and service demands.

To work closely with the senior pharmacists and the production manager to develop the aseptic service provision within the Trust in the most efficient and cost effective manner.

To integrate the system for monitoring in conjunction with the Production Manager and Senior Technician Quality Assurance for the Aseptic Unit located on site.

To ensure that aseptic dispensing and manufacturing is carried out in compliance with current legislation (as regulated by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) and standards following the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).

To actively seek to further develop the roles through education and training of Technician & ATO staff within aseptic dispensing and manufacturing activities.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To  delivery on a day to day basis the dispensing and manufacturing services, in line with resources and service demands.

To support the Operational Managers in providing quality medicinal products in a safe and efficient manor.

To line manager and Train staff as per departmental SOPs.

Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached 

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Numerate – able to carry out simple calculations
  • Knowledge and application of SOPs and Quality Assurance systems, GMP and GDP
  • Knowledge of COSHH
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of clinical trials and hospital aseptic services
  • Knowledge of legal requirements associated with the provision of aseptically dispensed and manufactured ‘specials’

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Clear and accurate written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to use different IT applications
  • Ability to work in a busy environment to meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail, with all grades of staff
  • Ability to work alone or part of a team
  • A range of aseptic preparation and manipulation skills
  • Ability to adapt to change
  • Ability to show initiative and work efficiently
  • Good organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise own workload
  • Ability to set routines and implement new working procedures
  • Ability to train others
  • Ability to respond to non-routine queries and escalate when outside limitations

Other

Essential criteria
  • Enthusiasm for the position
  • Can use own initiative and shows attention to detail
  • Proactive
  • Friendly, empathetic and reliable team worker able to relate to all grades of staff
  • Willingness to learn
  • Commitment to work
  • Reliable and flexible to the needs of the service
  • Self-motivated and ability to motivate others
  • Ability to work as per departmental weekend, evening and bank
  • Holiday rotas

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BTEC/NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services, Science Manufacturing Technician or equivalent
  • Attendance APDM and other CPD courses
  • A member of the GPhC or the Science Council or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Accredited Technical Checker

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
  • Demonstrable experience as a qualified professional
  • Experience of the preparation of aseptic products
  • Environmental, Equipment and product monitoring experience
  • Evidence of ongoing personal CPD

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Amanda Pugh
Job title
Aseptic Production Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 706 5393
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