Job summary
Employer heading
Production Technician
Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Production Technician to join the Pharmacy team in the Sterile Production Unit, 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 aseptically compound medicines for our most vulnerable patients and external customers. You will be a Registered Science Technician with the Science Council or GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician. If you do not have either of these registrations, training will be provided for you to complete the Science Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship and Level 3 Diploma in the Principles of Aseptic Pharmaceuticals Processing to become a Registered Science Manufacturing Technician. The post holder will be paid a spot salary of £24,750 per annum until this qualification and registration is gained.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the summary below you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification. This interesting and varied role will require you to process and manufacture a wide range of sterile medicines including Parenteral Nutrition and chemotherapy. The work will be varied and challenging, working to tight deadlines to achieve targets and 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. We are looking for confident self-motivated individuals with excellent IT, communication, problem solving and decision making skills. You will need to be able to work unsupervised in all aspects of sterile batch production, specialist aseptic dispensing activities, clinical trial material preparation, CIVAS activities, cytotoxic reconstitution services and Neonatal, Paediatric and Adult PN, working in a cleanroom environment to manufacture complex medicines in isolators and laminar air flow cabinets.
Working for our organisation
You'll need to be able to work 37.5 hours Mon-Fri, as the service develops, you may be required to work a shift system including 7 day working patterns. The department offers a weekend and bank holiday service which you will be expected to participate in. 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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 2 Qualification in Pharmacy Support Services (including Pharmacy Manufacturing Modules) or an equivalent Pharmacy Production Qualification or Experience
- To demonstrate they can be trained, gain new skills and work to set levels of competency
Desirable criteria
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC OR Registered Science Technician (RSciTech) with Science Council
- Level 3 Diploma in the Principles of Aseptic Pharmaceuticals Processing
- Aseptic dispensing course attended, e.g. Aseptic Preparation and Dispensing of Medicines (Leeds University)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Some experience in pharmacy production – Sterile products
- Ability to dispense aseptic products accurately following GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and SOPs
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Aseptics and chemotherapy production
Communication
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Empathy with pharmacy customers
- Professional and approachable
- Confident & able to inspire confidence in others
- Can work well on their own or as part of a team.
- Self-motivated & able to motivate others
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to assess and minimise risk in production process
- Positive thinker, problem solver
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Manages their own time effectively, able to prioritise their work and work in an organised manner
Desirable criteria
- Organise and co-ordinate work and training of others
- Teaching skills
Physcial skills
Essential criteria
- Manual dexterity to perform detailed technical tasks accurately
- Able to concentrate for prolonged periods
- Able to lift trays containing up to 5L of IV fluids
- Good IT Skills
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Conscientious and compassionate
- Flexibility – will be required to participate in rostered, flexible shift working, including evenings and weekends and bank holidays
- Ability to work accurately under pressure
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
- Leon Parsons
- Job title
- Advanced Technician - Pharmacy Production
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0115 9691169
- Additional information
0115 969 1169 ext. 74566 / 82830
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