Job summary
Employer heading
Pharmacy Production Assistant Technical Officer
Band 2
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Assistant Technical Officer to join the Pharmacy Sterile Production Unit Team based at the Queens Medical Centre at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). You will be joining a team of hardworking and dedicated professionals who formulate, prepare and manufacture medicines for our most vulnerable patients and external customers.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the summary below you should familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert. You will be required to support our manufacturing teams by assembling and checking starting materials prior to manufacture, sanitise starting materials prior to transfer into cleanroom environments and label and inspect finished products. This interesting and varied role will require you prioritise work effectively, work to tight deadlines to achieve targets and to respond to patient and customer needs. You should be able work under pressure, prioritise and organise workloads and be able to work alone or as part of a bigger team.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career! If you are a skilled and motivated individual looking for the next career step, then you should consider applying for this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please carefully read the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Able to learn new skills
- 4 GCSEs at level 3 (Grade D) or above in English, Maths, and 2 other subjects (or awaiting GCSE exam results)
Desirable criteria
- Possession or working towards an NVQ level 2 qualification in Pharmacy Service Skills that is approved by the GPhC (or equivalent GPhC pharmacy dispensing qualification)
Experience
Essential criteria
- To be able to work as park of a team
Desirable criteria
- Hospital experience
- Experience in a manufacturing environment or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal interpersonal skills and communication skills
- Confident
- Self motivated and able to motivate others
- Good team player
Planning and organisational skills
Essential criteria
- Manage own time effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Decision making and prioritisation skills
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts 'We are here for you' behavioural standards
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Attention to detail and the ability to work accurately
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Manual Dexterity to repeatedly perform detailed technical tasks accurately and sustained periods of concentration
- Good IT skills
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
- Flexibility to participate in rostered, flexible shift working, including evenings and weekends
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
- Zainab Dahdah
- Job title
- Lead Technician Education & Training SPU
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01159249924
- Additional information
Phone: 01159249924 ext 83043
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