Senior Assistant Technical Officer

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

• As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

Please be aware that the salary threshold required for a certificate of sponsorship to be granted is above the starting point of the Agenda for Change band for this role. Therefore those that are new to the NHS may not reach the minimum salary threshold required to obtain a certificate of sponsorship.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

- applied for a Graduate visa

- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipatedstart date of employment

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on the 19th of October.

Interviews are due to be held on the 28th of October.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of Higher Education in Science based subject
• Literate and numerate to degree required for post.
• Clear written English.

Desirable

• Obtained/working towards NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services.
• East and South East England 2 Day Aseptic Dispensing Course.
• Diploma or Degree in Pharmaceutical Science

Experience

Essential

• Experience of all aspects of Aseptic Processing is essential for this role.
• Must be able to perform calculations and transcribe information onto worksheets.
• Understanding of a wide range of SOP's or work practices.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a Hospital Aseptic Unit or similar environment.
• Evidence of supervisory skills.
• In-Process Checking Accreditation or working towards.

Knowledge

Essential

• Basic computer literacy (word, excel).
• Must display a full understanding of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practise) or equivalent.
• Must have an understanding of Quality Management Systems
• Maintaining clean and hygienic work environments.

Desirable

• Contamination Control Systems
• Pharmaceutical Science

Skills

Essential

• Good written and verbal communication
• Good interpersonal skills, liaising regularly with key groups/stakeholders
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to think ahead and plan accordingly
• Ability to respond to change and apply new developments without difficulty
• Demonstrates resilience and ability to cope under pressure
• Shows initiative and demonstrates an enquiring mind

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Ability to carry out instructions and recall
• Confident and personable
• Professional presentation, credible individua
• Ability to demonstrate personal discipline
• Good manual dexterity
• Receptive/sensitive to priorities of patients, carers and other staff groups
• Committed to hospital service for the medium term.
• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).