Band 3 Senior Assistant Technical Officer (Radiopharmacy)
The closing date is 11 November 2025
Job summary
Come and join our dedicated, friendly Team at the UHB Radiopharmacy! This exciting role is ideal for you if you'd like to gain experience working in a busy, centralised Radiopharmacy involved in many new and exciting areas alongside those which are more established. As well as making radiopharmaceuticals for patients in Nuclear Medicine departments across the West Midlands, we make Gallium-68 products, which are important for cancer diagnosis and treatment in some of our oncology patients and are getting involved in cutting edge science with our new research and development and clinical trials services.
You will be supporting our MHRA Licensed Radiopharmacy by participating in the safe and accurate aseptic manufacturing and dispensing of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, blood cell labelling and the manufacture of gallium radiolabelled products.
The Radiopharmacy Department is expanding its services, and we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to work with the existing team to drive forward change. The Department operates under a Pharmaceutical Quality System, and the successful post-holder will be essential in delivering a high-quality service.
Main duties of the job
This post involves the routine day-to-day duties to support radiopharmaceutical manufacture, including, but not limited to, the preparation of manufacturing equipment, assembling manufacturing consumables and sundries, stock control, radiation monitoring, quality assurance and the cleaning, maintenance and environmental monitoring of equipment and work areas. The post holder will also be responsible for the consignment of packages to customers, receipting deliveries and maintaining documentation and records.
No experience is required as full training will be given. This post requires an individual who is keen to learn with excellent attention to detail, good organisational skills and a methodical approach to work. If this sounds like you, please get in touch with us.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
Date posted
29 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
304-1094361
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer's website
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