Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic technician to organise and supervise the day-to-day running of our Aseptic Production Unit at King's Mill Hospital.
Our aseptic service provides bespoke chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, and parenteral nutrition to patients across Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
We are currently in the exciting process of purchasing a new modular aseptic suite, which is due to be installed later this year. This presents an excellent opportunity for you to contribute to its commissioning and validation, and to join us as we begin this new chapter.
The successful applicant must be a registered Pharmacy Technician or registered Science Manufacturing Technician, with proven experience and knowledge of working in an aseptic environment.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please see attached job description and person specification documents
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please see attached job description and person specification documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please see attached job description and person specification documents
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of production technical practice to allow supervision to degree level within own area of work.
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice and COSHH regulations.
- Knowledge of dispensary procedures.
- To allow supervision.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 and/or BTEC in pharmaceutical science.
- Registered Technician with General Pharmaceutical Council.
Desirable
- GCE/GCSE Grade C in Maths and English Language.
Further Training
Desirable
- Aseptic preparation and dispensing course or similar.
- Validated to check volumes and drug additions
- Validated aseptic technique
- Intrathecal training
Experience
Essential
- Substantial Sterile and non-sterile hospital production work experience.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Planning and organising skills.
Desirable
- Other production experience.
- IT skills including Pharmacy computer systems, Microsoft 'Word' and 'Excel' programs, Parenteral nutrition systems and production labelling systems.
- Supervisory and training experience.
Contractural Requirements
Essential
- Regular attendance
- Participate in the weekend, bank holiday, extended hours and stand-by on call rotas.
- No long-term infectious diseases or drug allergies precluding sterile/non-sterile production work.
- Regular fire lectures and manual handling training.
- Annual intrathecal training and on register for preparation of intrathecal injections.
Desirable
- Car owner with current driving licence.
- Telephone owner.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of production technical practice to allow supervision to degree level within own area of work.
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice and COSHH regulations.
- Knowledge of dispensary procedures.
- To allow supervision.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 and/or BTEC in pharmaceutical science.
- Registered Technician with General Pharmaceutical Council.
Desirable
- GCE/GCSE Grade C in Maths and English Language.
Further Training
Desirable
- Aseptic preparation and dispensing course or similar.
- Validated to check volumes and drug additions
- Validated aseptic technique
- Intrathecal training
Experience
Essential
- Substantial Sterile and non-sterile hospital production work experience.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Planning and organising skills.
Desirable
- Other production experience.
- IT skills including Pharmacy computer systems, Microsoft 'Word' and 'Excel' programs, Parenteral nutrition systems and production labelling systems.
- Supervisory and training experience.
Contractural Requirements
Essential
- Regular attendance
- Participate in the weekend, bank holiday, extended hours and stand-by on call rotas.
- No long-term infectious diseases or drug allergies precluding sterile/non-sterile production work.
- Regular fire lectures and manual handling training.
- Annual intrathecal training and on register for preparation of intrathecal injections.
Desirable
- Car owner with current driving licence.
- Telephone owner.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
