Job summary
- Main area
- Radiopharmacy / Aseptic Production
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 356-26-7879992-A
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Molecular Imaging Research Centre
- Town
- Cottingham
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Molecular Imaging Research Centre
Band 5
Job overview
Higher-Level Pharmacy Technician - Molecular Imaging Research Centre
We have an exciting opportunity for a Higher-Level Pharmacy Technician to join the Molecular Imaging Research Centre (MIRC) team within the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
We have a well-established Aseptic Service that is developing new innovative technical roles, and we welcome staff whose aim is to work with the team to provide high quality aseptic services and bring fresh ideas.
Candidates should have experience as a registered Pharmacy Technician and some post registration experience of working within an aseptic or hospital pharmacy team is essential.
The successful applicant will initially be appointed as a band 4 Pharmacy Technician to allow them to undertake structured competencies within an agreed timeframe, and will be expected to successfully complete all objectives, training and relevant qualifications within a minimum of 2 - 3 months and a maximum of 18 months. Band 5 will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of training
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be based at the Molecualr Imaging Research Centre and will work flexibly as part of the rota system. Where required, the postholder will participate in the weekend and bank holiday working of the department.
You should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as the commitment and motivation to develop new services and undertake further training.
To meet the changing needs of the service, the duties and working times attached to this post may be subject to reasonable change in the future.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
Person specification
Application Completion
Essential criteria
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with the GPhC
- Holds BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences and NVQ in Pharmacy Services Level 3 (or equivalent to enable registration with the GPhC)
- Qualified accuracy checking
- Willing to participate and attain further qualifications as required by the job role
Desirable criteria
- QCF level 4 or above in a qualification relevant to this post
- PIPC and / or PAAP qualified or working towards
- Leadership / team management training programme completion
- IT pharmacy application system knowledge and experience
- IT proficient in Microsoft Office products
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment
- One-year post-qualification experience working within an aseptic unit
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge / understanding of aseptic service provision.
- Working understanding of cGMP, GLP and / or GCP
- Previous experience in a supervisory role
- Awareness of change control and project management
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to adapt to the person communicating with e.g. patient or senior management
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Works well with in a team
- Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment / workload / patient demands
- Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
- Experience of working unsupervised
- Self-motivated with excellent organisational skills
- Facilitates learning of others
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates continued professional development (CPD) and maintains an understanding of the changes within the profession
- Willing to undertake the trust’s driving assessment
Special Attributes & other
Essential criteria
- Shows motivation in developing new skills
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Flexible and reliable
Desirable criteria
- Has a ‘can do’ attitude
- Able to motivate other team members
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Good timekeeper
- Ability to work across the trust sites as required to meet the demands of the service
- Able to participate in late night, weekend, bank holiday and on call rotas once competent
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- James Hargraves
- Job title
- Associate Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07843 501548
- Additional information
Alternative contact:
Rebecca Hargreaves
Quality Control Manager - MIRC
01482 468845
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