Job summary
- Main area
- Aseptic Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 292-7244285-CSS
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Town
- Harlow
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum, plus 5% of high cost area supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/06/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Aseptic Technician
NHS AfC: Band 4
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
The Pharmacy department are looking for a technician to join the Aseptic team on a full-time, permanent basis.
This is a specialist role working as part of the Technical Services team to provide aseptic services within the department, for wider Trust.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the Pharmacy Team in the provision of aseptic dispensing in the Pharmacy Technical Service Unit to:
- Undergo regular validation tests.
- Participate in compounding of aseptic preparations, using appropriate equipment and in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice standards (GMP).
- Identify, select, compound and dispense drugs (may include clinical trial material) in accordance with prescriptions.
- Liaise with other healthcare professionals.
- Identify items to be booked out using Pharmacy Computer System, to maintain stock control.
- Use of computer systems to generate work sheets and labels for compounding aseptic products.
- Participate in the in-house checking schemes, including tray checks and volume checks.
- Complete appropriate paper work accurately, in accordance with GMP, in preparation for final checking.
- Carry out environmental monitoring.
To follow all Health and Safety standards in compliance with Trust policies and procedures. This includes:
- Report all accidents, incidents and near misses.
- Dealing with hazardous chemicals (including cytotoxic drugs) used in the department, following COSHH regulations.
- Attendance of all mandatory training.
- This job description may be subject to change according to the varying needs of the service. Such changes will be made after discussion between the post holder and the manager. All duties must be carried out under supervision or within Trust policy and procedure.
Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification which is available to download at any time.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 qualification in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent
- Registration (or able to) with the General Pharmaceutical Council or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Attended East of England Aseptic Services course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of working in a Hospital aseptic unit
Desirable criteria
- Good communication skills
- Ability to plan and organise workload
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Darren Shipton
- Job title
- Pharmacy Technical Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279827348
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