Specialist Technician Pharmacy Aseptics stock control

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assist in the provision of aseptically prepared pharmaceuticals (batches and patient specific). This will include the following tasks, all performed accurately and following SOPs:

Co-ordinate the day to day workload, ensuring items are manufactured in a timely manner and colleagues are supported.

Follow good manufacturing practice (GMP) at all times.

Generate worksheets and labels, ensuring medicines are charged correctly using the pharmacy computer system.

In-process check worksheets and labels, ensuring medicines are charged correctly.

Assemble drugs, diluents and consumables prior to aseptic dispensing.

Participate in in-process checks of drugs, diluents and consumables prior to aseptic dispensing.

Assist with decontamination of products from the support room & cleanroom prior to preparation (spraying and wiping).

Check /prepare the isolators are ready for use before each session.

Aseptically dispense injections and infusions within the appropriate work zone.

In-process volume check injections and infusions.

Final pack and label prepared items and pass them to the final checking stage.

Dispense batched products, including product selection, labelling and packaging, including parental nutrition.

Order and dispense outsourced patient specific items, including parental nutrition.

Be registered as a named person on the Intrathecal Chemotherapy register, in order to complete the above tasks for Intrathecal drugs.

Final check and release dispensed patient specific aseptic items.

Final check dispensed parental nutrition or other aseptic items manufactured by external suppliers.

Final check batched aseptic items & take these to QA for release.

Only complete the above tasks if validations and competencies have been completed and authorised, and to keep all validations and competencies for the above tasks in date.

Seek advice from senior colleagues where needed.

Lead on inventory maintenance. This will include the following tasks:

Monitor and maintain stock reorder levels to ensure adequate supply of pharmaceutical products.

Segregate, organize and maintain stock locations to comply with storage requirements and regulations.

Monitoring and coordinate the usage or resale of stock close to expiration dates to minimize waste.

Lead on stock co-ordination within aseptic services. This will include the following tasks:

Monitor and communicate to ASU management and team potential supply issues so that contingencies can be considered.

Liaising with stores/QA on the resolution of supply issues to help ensure continued supply of products for treatment to patients.

Assist in coordinating product brand switches to ensure smooth transitions.

Work closely with the sustainability technician in ASU to reduce wastage.

Ensure stock levels are appropriate for production of batches.

Person Specification

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential

• Able to undertake aseptic manipulations in isolators
• Accurate
• Ability to work effectively under pressure

Educations, Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Pharmacy Technician; NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services, or equivalent qualification as a Pharmacy Technician OR Qualified Science Manufacturing Technician; Full Science Manufacturing Technician Level 3 Standard OR Bachelors degree in pharmacy, pharmaceutical science or related science subject.
• Professional registration with GPhC, Science Council or Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Desirable

• Aseptic Preparation and Dispensing of Medicines

Skills

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Computer skills (dispensing, stock control)
• Use of Microsoft office applications, e.g. excel, word

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• In depth understanding of GMP.
• Knowledge of practice in hospital Aseptic Services
• Experience of final checking

Desirable

• Experience of GCP / setting up clinical trials within an aseptic unit
• Experience of creating debtor forms, dealing with invoice queries.
• Experience of conducting risk assessments and COSHH assessments
• Experience of implementing CAPA

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northampton General Hospital

Address

Northampton General Hospital

Cliftonville , Billing Road

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)