Job summary
UCLH Pharmacy provides a comprehensive array of services with the overall aim of ensuring safe, effective and economical use of medicines throughout the Trust, supporting education, training and research. Pharmacy is closely involved in all stages of medicines use, from negotiating contracts for the purchase of medicines through to assessing the outcomes of medicine in the clinical setting.
The pharmacy production units prepare sterile medicines, chemotherapy drugs, nutrition solutions, antibiotic injections, to support specialist medical care. The units are located in the Macmillan Cancer Centre.
There is also an exciting project underway which means that we will be opening an Advanced Pharmacy Therapies Unit in 2025 to prepare cell and gene therapy products.
Main duties of the job
Undertake, after a period of suitable training, the preparation of sterile medicines under supervision. These products are for patients in the UCLH Trust a well as outside organisations
Participate in the daily cleaning programme for the cleanroom areas.
Ensure that all stock levels of raw materials and disposables are checked and maintained and regular orders are placed to the various suppliers. Ensure that orders received into the unit are checked off when they arrive to confirm deliveries are correct
Undertake collection and packing of cleanroom laundry, and ensure that 'clean' laundry is stored appropriately
Assemble raw materials and sterile components according to worksheets, and ensure that all relevant sections of the worksheet are filled in correctly
Inspect, pack and label products prepared in the production unit to ensure that they are ready for final checking.
Participate in the microbiological and other environmental monitoring programmes according to the procedures agreed between production and quality control
Deliver products to hospital wards and departments
Undertake broth validation to ensure ongoing validation of aseptic competence
Participate in the exception reporting scheme, ensuring that all deviations from procedures, dispensing errors, and 'out of limit' values for monitoring tests are notified to a senior member of staff.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE pass (A-C) in English, Mathematics and a Science subject
Desirable
- Demonstrated understanding of the principle of GMP and QA in a manufacturing environment
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in a hospital environment
- Previous experience of working in a laboratory
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrated good manual dexterity to undertake fine and accurate manipulative work
- Demonstrated ability to concentrate for prolonged periods of time
- Demonstrated computer skills including email, word processing
- Understands the importance of hygiene standards in the preparation of medicines
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure
Communication
Essential
- Demonstrated effective customer service skills
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to sit or stand in a restricted position at a work station such as a bench, laminar flow cabinet, isolator for periods of working time
- Ability to work in areas requiring specialist clothing to be worn such as a cleanroom
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE pass (A-C) in English, Mathematics and a Science subject
Desirable
- Demonstrated understanding of the principle of GMP and QA in a manufacturing environment
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in a hospital environment
- Previous experience of working in a laboratory
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrated good manual dexterity to undertake fine and accurate manipulative work
- Demonstrated ability to concentrate for prolonged periods of time
- Demonstrated computer skills including email, word processing
- Understands the importance of hygiene standards in the preparation of medicines
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure
Communication
Essential
- Demonstrated effective customer service skills
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to sit or stand in a restricted position at a work station such as a bench, laminar flow cabinet, isolator for periods of working time
- Ability to work in areas requiring specialist clothing to be worn such as a cleanroom
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).
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).
