Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the leadership team of a highly specialist chemotherapy aseptic preparation and dispensing unit providing high quality and responsive pharmacy services to a cancer centre and satellite units.
Main duties of the job
The person will be responsible for:
The daily technical and operational management of the Chemotherapy Preparation and Dispensing Unit.
Ensuring the quality management system is fully implemented, maintained and GMP compliant.
Collaborative working alongside other Cancer services and Pharmacy teams, Procurement, Engineering and External Contractors to regularly review service delivery, stock holdings, and unit maintenance.
About us
The Pharmacy Chemotherapy Preparation Unit is a multicultural, friendly and very hard working team of over 20 staff.
We prepare and dispense over 3900 units of chemotherapy doses per month.
You will have the opportunity to contribute to innovative service delivery developments and improvements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure the chemotherapy units quality system is fully implemented and deviations are reported appropriately. To ensure all changes and other actions are assessed and implemented following standard operating procedures.
To be overall responsible for the workflow management and planning of all aseptic preparations.
To be responsible for the day to day management and allocation of all technical staff.
To undertake when required the roles of the senior technician including aseptic preparation and dispensing of chemotherapy and other products, and to act as a supervisor checker within aseptic areas.
To act as a role model to staff working throughout the department.
To undertake any other reasonable duties as specified by the highly specialised chemotherapy production pharmacists or chief technician.
To lead in the recruitment and selection of staff to the Trusts chemotherapy aseptic units and assist in recruitment to the pharmacy as a whole.
To lead annual stock takes and internal audits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure the chemotherapy units quality system is fully implemented and deviations are reported appropriately. To ensure all changes and other actions are assessed and implemented following standard operating procedures.
To be overall responsible for the workflow management and planning of all aseptic preparations.
To be responsible for the day to day management and allocation of all technical staff.
To undertake when required the roles of the senior technician including aseptic preparation and dispensing of chemotherapy and other products, and to act as a supervisor checker within aseptic areas.
To act as a role model to staff working throughout the department.
To undertake any other reasonable duties as specified by the highly specialised chemotherapy production pharmacists or chief technician.
To lead in the recruitment and selection of staff to the Trusts chemotherapy aseptic units and assist in recruitment to the pharmacy as a whole.
To lead annual stock takes and internal audits.
Person Specification
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to train and assess others in a GMP compliant manner
- Demonstrated ability to apply specialist knowledge GMP, GCP & Quality Assurance to maintain, develop and validate an aseptic unit quality system and service provision.
- Demonstrated ability to organize and have oversight of stock management
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of professionals and patients, using clear written and spoken English, and overcoming barriers to understanding in a multidisciplinary team.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge, experience and competence in aseptic preparation or manufacturing either within or outside NHS pharmacy aseptic units.
- Multidisciplinary working with professionals, whilst operationally managing and planning aseptic services supply.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate and complete quality system entries such as deviations, change controls and CAPAs. Demonstrates ability to ensure all required actions are appropriately evaluated, completed and documented in a timely manner.
- Demonstrated experience of a senior role (minimum NHS AFC B5) as a team leader within aseptic services
Desirable
- Experience to plan aseptic services output and manage capacity
- Direct participation in an EL(97)52 or MHRA audit
- Demonstrated experience of ability to appraise staff and set performance objectives.
Qualification and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
- QCF/NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent) or equivalent
- Relevant leadership and management experience - portfolio that demonstrates acquisition of this level of specialist knowledge
Desirable
- Relevant leadership and management underpinning knowledge or working towards e.g. CMS/DMS post graduate studies or equivalent
- Relevant University courses to aseptic services
Person Specification
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to train and assess others in a GMP compliant manner
- Demonstrated ability to apply specialist knowledge GMP, GCP & Quality Assurance to maintain, develop and validate an aseptic unit quality system and service provision.
- Demonstrated ability to organize and have oversight of stock management
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of professionals and patients, using clear written and spoken English, and overcoming barriers to understanding in a multidisciplinary team.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge, experience and competence in aseptic preparation or manufacturing either within or outside NHS pharmacy aseptic units.
- Multidisciplinary working with professionals, whilst operationally managing and planning aseptic services supply.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate and complete quality system entries such as deviations, change controls and CAPAs. Demonstrates ability to ensure all required actions are appropriately evaluated, completed and documented in a timely manner.
- Demonstrated experience of a senior role (minimum NHS AFC B5) as a team leader within aseptic services
Desirable
- Experience to plan aseptic services output and manage capacity
- Direct participation in an EL(97)52 or MHRA audit
- Demonstrated experience of ability to appraise staff and set performance objectives.
Qualification and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
- QCF/NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent) or equivalent
- Relevant leadership and management experience - portfolio that demonstrates acquisition of this level of specialist knowledge
Desirable
- Relevant leadership and management underpinning knowledge or working towards e.g. CMS/DMS post graduate studies or equivalent
- Relevant University courses to aseptic services
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
