Pharmacy Assistant

Job summary

DO YOU WANT AN INTERESTING JOB, WITH CONTINUOUS LEARNING,A GREAT TEAM AND A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT?

DO YOU LIKE THE IDEA OF A TECHNICAL ROLE WORKING IN MEDICINE AND CAN FOLLOW PROCEDURES?

If so perhaps a role in Pharmacy Aseptic Services is for you?

Aseptic Services is an exciting part of the Pharmacy Department where we provide a range of medicines which are prepared in a clean roomenvironment following Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

Once trained you will work closely with your team mates preparing the environment and equipment to make chemotherapy, adult TPN and antibiotics etc for patient administration.

For a band 2 post No experience is necessary as full training is provided.

For band 3 you must have extensive experience in aseptics and have a NVQ level II in pharmacy Manufacturing or equivalent

An NVQ level II in Pharmacy Manufacturing will also be supported once trained for band 2 recruits.

Hours of work are 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday Including evening, weekend and bank holidays on a rotational basis

Please note that Candidates who fail to supply a detailed supporting statement specifying how their skills and experience match the person specification contained in the job description will not be invited for interview

Main duties of the job

Band 2

• To aseptically prepare products for patient administration. You will wear cleanroom clothing and be trained to work following strict clean room behaviours.
• You will work within pharmaceutical clean air devices to prepare products such as Chemotherapy, Clinical Trials and Adult Parenteral Nutrition and must be able to follow standard operating procedures at all times.
• You will assemble trays containing consumables and ingredients for 1st stage checks therefore must be accurate and be able to document information clearly and accurately.

The role involves some lifting, stretching, sitting for lengths of periods in restrictive clothing and cleaning of equipment following manual handling procedures.

Band 3

You will be responsible for adhering to all the competencies of a band 2 and:

• Supervising production whilst maintaining GMP when preparing Clinical Trials, Chemotherapy, Adult PN, Antibiotics and Enzyme Replacement Treatments in clean air devices.
• Assisting with physical and environmental monitoring schedules.
• Cleaning of essential equipment
• Accuracy checking volumes and processes during production
• Assisting in the training of new staff.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.