Job summary
Are you a Technician looking for a dynamic role within a renowned London Trust? Are you passionate about delivering high quality chemotherapy services and developing teams to deliver this? If so, we want to hear from you!
As the lead technician aseptics education and quality, you'll be our go-to expert on training staff in all aseptic practices. You'll be supporting our aseptic apprentices and other junior staff to develop their skills in this area, as well as making sure we continue to develop and improve our aseptic services.
You will play a pivotal role, working within the aseptic unit within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at the Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospital sites.
Our two aseptic units are staffed by enthusiastic and committed teams delivering a high number of doses daily across both sites to various specialities, including our rapidly expanding BMT unit, and one of only three gestational trophoblastic disease centres nationwide.
Our Pharmacy team are a large department of over 300 staff working across St Mary's, Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals.
You will not only have the opportunity to explore and enhance your technical expertise, but you will also be a key member of aseptics management team. We understand just how important it is to invest in you, so offer a range of training and support programmes to develop your skills to progress to a higher banding.
Main duties of the job
- Support learning and education across pharmacy aseptic services including all technical aseptic activities and use of the electronic quality management system particularly with regard to error investigation.
- To lead on the development of the Level 3 scientific manufacturing programme in aseptics
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised pharmacy technicians qualification e.g. NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services
- Registered Technician with the GPhC
- Teaching qualification (PG Certificate Practice Education, HEE accredited Supervisor Training Course or equivalent) or willingness to undertake
- Evidence of on-going professional development within the clinical specialty
- BTEC or NVQ and 5 years experience or equivalent and significant experience to masters equivalent level (minimum 5 years experience).
Desirable
- Management or leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Experience/ Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable experience within work based education and / or mentoring
- Experience of coordinating and managing either staff or patients
- Excellent relevant skills within pharmacy aseptic services
- Excellent managerial, leadership, and organisational skills
- Computer literate
Desirable
- Previous experience of electronic prescribing systems
- Management of poor performance
- Experience of research and audit
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised pharmacy technicians qualification e.g. NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services
- Registered Technician with the GPhC
- Teaching qualification (PG Certificate Practice Education, HEE accredited Supervisor Training Course or equivalent) or willingness to undertake
- Evidence of on-going professional development within the clinical specialty
- BTEC or NVQ and 5 years experience or equivalent and significant experience to masters equivalent level (minimum 5 years experience).
Desirable
- Management or leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Experience/ Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable experience within work based education and / or mentoring
- Experience of coordinating and managing either staff or patients
- Excellent relevant skills within pharmacy aseptic services
- Excellent managerial, leadership, and organisational skills
- Computer literate
Desirable
- Previous experience of electronic prescribing systems
- Management of poor performance
- Experience of research and audit
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).
