Aseptic Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

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 Pharmacy Production unit at CCC-Liverpool, which has recently obtained an MHRA specials licence. The department is developing batch production through the use of VHP gassing Isolator technology. We are looking for enthusiastic, forward thinking and experienced candidates to join our friendly and dedicated team.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will have an BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent qualification to register as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC.

**Pre-registration Pharmacy technicians qualifying Summer 2025 will be considered**

In summary you will:

• Participate in the accurate dispensing of SACT in isolators using aseptic techniques
• Ensures all work carried out complies with standards laid down in the latest edition of the 'guide to Good Manufacturing Practice' and Health and Safety Guidelines for hazardous toxic exposure to provide a comprehensive and timely chemotherapy service for network patients
• Assembling and checking raw materials and components for dispensing SACT's
• Checking and confirming accurate measurement of cytotoxic and monoclonal drug prior to dispensing into an infusion bag, infuser pump or final syringe when used as a container
• Organise the medicine supply for in-patients at CCC
• Participate in medicines management initiatives such as patient medication counselling when accredited
• Disposal of unwanted medicines as per Trust procedure
• Assist in maintaining adequate stocks of materials required for dispensing SACT's and ensure correct stock rotation.
• To reduce chemotherapy drug wastage by optimising re-dispensing of chemotherapy both intravenous and oral.

About us

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