The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Pharmacy/Production/ Science Manufacturing Technician higher level

The closing date is 21 August 2025

Job summary

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

We have the opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic Pharmacy/ Production Technician or Science Manufacturing Technician to join the Pharmacy Aseptic Services team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust and contribute to the implementation of the Pharmacy Services strategy, striving for excellence to provide the highest standards of care.

As well as being motivated and enthusiastic, the successful candidate will be a Pharmacy Technician/Science Manufacturing Technician, registered with the GPHC/ The Science Council .

Previous experience of accuracy checking and working in an Aseptic Services Pharmacy environment is essential.

Main duties of the job

The Pharmacy Aseptic Services provides aseptic preparation of medicines (including chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, adult and neonatal parenteral nutrition preparation) for patients of the Trust.

The main duties include the supervision and accuracy checking of all aspects of the aseptic services process and working closely with the lead technicians to assist in the co-ordination of service delivery, training and maintaining quality assurance within the department.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

000543

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Deputise for the Specialist Technicians in their absence.
Supervise the work of Pharmacy Technicians, Clean Room Supervisors, Students and Pharmacy Assistant: maintaining standards of service and ensuring completion of all specified documentation.
Brief staff on rotation and inform them of any changes in working practice.
Contribute to departmental forward.
Preparation of non-sterile medicinal products for specific patients e.g. suspensions, creams, ointments, powders etc.
Preparation of sterile medicinal products for specific patients in a laminar flow cabinet / isolator in a controlled clean room environment e.g. parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy treatments.
The above two duties involve preparation of worksheets, accurate assembly of raw materials, dosage calculations, accurate measurements using balances, graduated measures and syringes. These operations require a high degree of manual dexterity, and competencies will be continually assessed.
Check components on assembled batch trays for sterile products before processing
Check labels produced for sterile, non-sterile and re-packaged products, including chemotherapy, before processing or assembly.
Supervise the re-packaging carried out by Pharmacy Assistants according to standard operating procedures.
Please refer to the job description for the comprehensive list of duties.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Deputise for the Specialist Technicians in their absence.
Supervise the work of Pharmacy Technicians, Clean Room Supervisors, Students and Pharmacy Assistant: maintaining standards of service and ensuring completion of all specified documentation.
Brief staff on rotation and inform them of any changes in working practice.
Contribute to departmental forward.
Preparation of non-sterile medicinal products for specific patients e.g. suspensions, creams, ointments, powders etc.
Preparation of sterile medicinal products for specific patients in a laminar flow cabinet / isolator in a controlled clean room environment e.g. parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy treatments.
The above two duties involve preparation of worksheets, accurate assembly of raw materials, dosage calculations, accurate measurements using balances, graduated measures and syringes. These operations require a high degree of manual dexterity, and competencies will be continually assessed.
Check components on assembled batch trays for sterile products before processing
Check labels produced for sterile, non-sterile and re-packaged products, including chemotherapy, before processing or assembly.
Supervise the re-packaging carried out by Pharmacy Assistants according to standard operating procedures.
Please refer to the job description for the comprehensive list of duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

Experience

Essential

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

Experience

Essential

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.