Senior Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

If you have been looking for a new challenge and would like to develop your technician career in hospital pharmacy, we are looking forward to hearing from you.

We are looking for an ambitious, motivated person with excellent people skills with aseptic and supervisory experience to work in our aseptic units within the pharmacy department at the Royal Derby Hospital.

At RDH, most intravenous medicines and chemotherapy are manufactured by highly skilled pharmacy staff in a quality controlled, environmentally monitored aseptic units.

You will be part of the team that makes sure all work is completed and that the aseptic process is conducted in compliance with current Standard Operating Procedures following the principles of GMP.

You will have excellent communication and organisational skills and the desire to provide a high quality, safe, effective and efficient service to our patients.

At UHDB we provide opportunities for flexible working, a supportive environment focused on staff wellbeing and good career development.

The successful applicant will become part of a team working within both a satellite Aseptic unit and a licensed Aseptic unit offering a high quality service to both internal and external customers.

The suitable applicant should be highly motivated and have excellent attention to detail. They should be organised and able to prioritise work effectively showing excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Main duties of the job

Aseptically preparing medicines which could include parenteral nutrition for adults and babies, batches of intravenous medicines, regional infusions and chemotherapy

Ensuring compliance with all local and departmental practices including Standing Operating Procedures (SOP), GMP, COSHH and all Trust policies and procedures and supervising team compliance

Supporting the management, development and delivery of the aseptic service, including the workplace supervision of the day to day running of the service and workflow with management of the assembly, initial check and transfer processes

Responsibility for the maintenance schedule of the contingency aseptic areas

Supporting the Chief Technicians with service development, including aseptic related SOPs and worksheets

Supporting the Chief Technicians and to work closely with the Education and Training team to deliver training to all staff groups, within aseptic areas, and monitoring validations and assessments

Final checking of aseptic products made under the Manufacturer's Specials Licence

Undertaking operational pharmacy practice to remain competent, support the service and to satisfy the requirements for professional development and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

We require employees who will aspire to excellence, share our values and play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Closing date: 09 August 2023

Interview date: 23 August 2023

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
• We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust - over 3,300 per week
• An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day - 6th largest in the country
• Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
• We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
• We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
• We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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