Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-6083-A
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University College London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Production Technician
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
Following an internal reorganisation, an exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an exceptional pharmacy technician to manage the busy production units on a rotational basis at University College Hospital.
You will need to be registered with the GPhC or equivalent registration with the Science Council, with substantial post qualification pharmacy production experience which should include experience working as a team leader within a hospital Pharmacy sterile production unit.
As the Lead Production Technician, you will provide excellent leadership to a range of technical staff working in the unit. Good people skills; an excellent working knowledge of GMP; Good Stock Control Practice and sound dispensing skills are essential.
Main duties of the job
The production team is friendly and extremely hard-working, and the chemotherapy service is very busy, preparing around 50,000 doses pa, you will need to cope with the busy workloads, maintain high standards of accuracy and precision, help plan and schedule work, as well as building excellent relationships with the other members of the production team.
Previous applicant need not apply.
Working for our organisation
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:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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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.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Technician with the GPhC or with the Science Council (RSciTech)
- NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science, Science manufacturing technician (SMT) qualification or equivalent)
- Working knowledge of Beanie Guide and Orange Guide
Desirable criteria
- Team Leader / management qualification
- NVQ A1 workplace assessor award or Educational Supervisor trained, Practice Supervisor trained or working towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate substantial post qualification pharmacy practice experience.
- Previous experience of post qualification work as a team leader or operational management capacity in a hospital Pharmacy sterile/production unit.
- Demonstrated ability of managing audit and project work
- Demonstrated ability to write and implement SOPs
- Demonstrated ability to clearly and accurately complete complex routine and non-routine documentation.
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems, and identify whole team solutions.
- Ability to work accurately under pressure and maintain quality standards.
- Ability to manage change
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates expert knowledge and skills
- Demonstrates ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of diverse unavoidable pressures.
- Displays honesty and integrity, is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to practice, and respects confidentiality.
- Demonstrated effective customer service skills.
Desirable criteria
- Flexibility with length of working day to meet the needs of the service.
- Demonstrates a whole-system patient-focussed approach.
- Demonstrates ability to co-ordinate services to achieve desired outcomes in the face of diverse unavoidable pressures.
- Understanding and application of Health & Safety, Confidentiality and Equal Opportunities legislation
Communication
Essential criteria
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex information effectively using clear written and spoken English and overcome barriers to understanding.
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and develop a team
- Previous experience of performance management
- Demonstrated experience of recruitment and selection of staff
- Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver, and review competency based training assessment
- Ensures own training needs, and those of others are identified & met
- Demonstrated ability to support CPD and Revalidation
- Commitment to maintaining own fitness to practice.
- Ability to mentor and develop support staff.
- Experience of conducting appraisals and developing Personal Development Plans
Desirable criteria
- Actively seeks innovative opportunities to meet training needs
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential criteria
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- The postholder will need to be passed fit to perform full duties of the post, this will be determined through occupational health with any reasonable aids provided wherever possible
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lauren Cartwright-Watts
- Job title
- Chief Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
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