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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:00-18:00 with an allocated day off. Weekend and Bank Holiday work are required on a rotational basis)
Job ref
158-24-407-PHA
Employer
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£23,615 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust logo

Pharmacy Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 2

 

Please note that applications are accepted only by completion of our application form. If you have any needs that prevent you from applying in this way and participating in our online recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 5565176 or [email protected] at the earliest opportunity to ensure that support can be provided. Adjustments can be made for you during application and interview.

We operate a Values Based Recruitment (VBR) approach when recruiting new colleagues. VBR helps us to attract and select employees whose personal values and behaviours align with the values of the Trust. For more information on our vision, mission and values please see here - Vision, mission and values :: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk).

In cases where we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close any vacancies prior to the specified closing date; therefore you are advised to submit your completed application form as early as possible.

If you do not receive confirmation that you have been shortlisted for interview, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.  It is with regret that we are unable to provide feedback to non-shortlisted candidates.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

 

Job overview

Pharmacy Assistant - Aseptic Services

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC) provides excellent cancer care to patients in the North West (including North Wales and the Isle of Man). We have 3 site locations; the central Liverpool site and hub sites in the Wirral and Aintree. Inpatient services, including 2 wards, bone marrow transplant service and the regional Teenage and Young Adult unit (supported by the Teenage Cancer Trust) are located at our Liverpool site.

It is an exciting time for The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, as we expand our capacity in the aseptic pharmacy suite at CCCL. This has provided an exciting opportunity for a Band 2 Pharmacy Assistant which is an important position within our large, diverse and friendly pharmacy team.

Working pattern will be 37.5 hours per week, 8am-6pm over 4 days per week

Main duties of the job

In this role you will have a pass in GCSE English, Maths and a Science or equivalent. We will enrol you onto the NVQ II Pharmacy Services or equivalent to progress you further in the role.

In summary you will

  • Assemble and check all raw materials to be sent into designated clean rooms following standard operating procedures and trust guidelines.
  • Maintain asepsis in the clean room environment through good working practices.
  • Participate in volume checking of colleagues within the sterile chemotherapy unit.
  • Support ordering, receiving, rota and maintain all stocks within the department.

Compile documentation for quality control and quality assurance to adhere to licensing requirements of the department and within the trust

Working for our organisation

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work. 

We are - 

·       Kind

·       Empowered

·       Responsible

·       Inclusive

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. 

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE or equivalent passes in Maths, English and a science.
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy practice or NVQ level 2 Diploma

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to undertake portfolio work and work to set procedures

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Pharmacy experience or NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy practice
  • Stock control experience
  • Stores experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident employerDisability confident committedHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tom Fenley
Job title
Operational Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 556 5199
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