Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 203-SS983
- Employer
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Warwick Hospital
- Town
- Warwick
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Aseptic Clean Room Supervisor
Band 4
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Job overview
We are looking for a Cleanroom Supervisor to work in our Aseptic Unit based at Warwick Hospital.
We prepare items under a section exemption and a MHRA specials license. We are looking for a Registered Pharmacy Technician, a Registered Science Manufacturing Technician or a Senior Pharmacy Assistant with suitable aseptic experience to join our friendly and expanding team.
Responsibilities include:
Co-ordinating the work stream and our team of SATOs.
Pre and in-process checking.
Contributing to GMP meetings.
Training of new staff.
Deputising for Senior Technicians.
You will undertake our comprehensive training package, under the supervision of experienced technicians and SATOs.
While the qualification/experience criteria in the Person Specification is essential in this role, exceptional candidates who do not yet meet this criteria may be considered for training and development into this role via our STEP programme, and are encouraged to apply.
The successful candidate will need strong communication skills, be self-motivating, have good time management skills, have excellent attention to detail and a commitment to excellent safe pharmacy practice.
The site is close to Warwick Train Station and local bus routes, and accessible via Junction 15 of the M40.
Main duties of the job
To carry out aseptic duties, make aseptic products for various sites, and make licenced products for external customers.
To organise Senior Pharmacy Assistants, Pharmacy Assistants and Students to ensure good work flow in Aseptics.
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Supervise and prioritise the daily workload in the cleanroom to ensure products are produced in a timely manner to meet patient appointment times.
Supervise, monitor and carry out observations on the standard of work being carried out by Senior Assistant Technical Officers (SATO), Assistant Technical Officers (ATO), Pre-registration Pharmacists and Pre-registration Technicians staff working in the Aseptic Unit.
Work in line with SOPs, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Trust policies and guidelines to provide a safe, effective and efficient aseptic service.
Assist the Senior Technicians to maintain, develop and implement aseptic procedures to improve service and reduce risk and /or improving cost-effectiveness.
Liaise with Aseptic staff and Ward staff regarding prescribed medications, delays and supply issues of Aseptic products, providing resolutions for supply issues which will be acceptable to staff and patients.
Implement the rota, and deploy SATO, ATO, technicians and Pre-registration Pharmacists and Technicians to different areas to ensure workflow is uninterrupted.
Contribute to the development of new ways of working, and help to implement new working practices and procedures through Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Quality Management Systems (QMS).
Deputise for the Senior Technicians as necessary, in the Co-ordinator role.
Report to Senior/Lead technicians with any concerns regarding staff, practices or facilities.
Ensure the recording and reporting of any incidents (internal and external) are carried out in line with departmental QMS and Trust requirements.
Ensure that daily, weekly, monthly ,quarterly and annual environmental monitoring is undertaken in accordance with SOPs.
Assist Senior Technicians with the orientation, training, validation, and assessment of new members of Aseptic staff.
Dispense pre-filled medications and provide a clinical technical service for patients.
Ensure that a robust stock management and rotation system is maintained.
Complete regular stock checks on a rolling basis, investigate discrepancies and correct some irregularities in collaboration with Senior Technicians.
Assign or complete the costing of items made in the Aseptic Unit, using JAC system. Ensure it is completed in a timely manner, highlighting to Senior Technicians if there is an issue with the completion of this task.
Take part in the manufacture/production and in-process checking of patient specific items under Section 10 Exemption, Specials Manufacturing Licence and Clinical Trials. This includes:
- Producing and checking worksheets and labels.
- Collecting and checking ingredients and consumables for manufacture or production of items.
- Making and in-process checking of batch items under Specials Manufacturing Licence.
- Completion of clinical trial logs.
Take part in the provision of Clinical trials within the Aseptic Unit.
Complete initial check on outsourced items obtained from external companies.
To aid the Lead Technician Quality or Senior Technicians with investigations into environmental excursions.
To undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time, such as - participation in weekend and Bank holiday rota (if required) and be available for post Planned Preventative Maintenance cleans and validations.
Relationships
Managed by Lead Technician, Aseptic and Cancer Services.
Supervises Pharmacy Assistants, Senior Pharmacy Assistants in Aseptic Unit, Technical rotational staff, Pre-registration Pharmacists and Pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians.
Works and co-operates with all pharmacy and healthcare staff in the provision of services.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Has Level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent and registration with the GPhC -or- Relevant Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent qualififcation and RSciTech registration with the Science Council -or- Has equivalent SATO experience with completed Aseptic Technical Training manual and deemed competent by Principal Pharmacist, completed Pre and In-Process Checks training manual
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant Aseptic Laboratory experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience working under MHRA Specials Licence
Skills
Essential criteria
- Basic computer skills
- Good communication skills (written and oral)
- Accurate numeracy skills
- Accurate dispensing skills
- Good aseptic manipulation skills
- Able to work to SOPs
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of JAC dispensing program
- Supervisory skills
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic about Aseptics
- Motivated
- Reliable
- Methodical with good attention to detail
- Good organisational skills
- Team worker
- Good personal presentation
- Flexible
- Able to create rapport with all grades of staff from Pharmacy, wider hospital setting, and external customers
- Problem solving skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to stand and sit for long periods with adjustments as necessary
- Good manual dexterity
- Ability to maintain concentration amongst frequent interruptions with an unpredictable pattern of work
- Comfortable safely handling cytotoxic and hazardous substances frequently
- Capable of occasional moderate lifting (<13kg)
- Capable of maintaining concentration and mental effort in the face of constant interruptions
- Independent means of transport
Desirable criteria
- Participate in weekend and Bank holiday working (if required)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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
- Emma Dunn
- Job title
- Principal Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01926 495321
- Additional information
Tel: 01926 495321 ext 4958
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