Job overview

MFT is one of the biggest, most ambitious, and progressive NHS Trusts in the country. We are responsible for running a family of nine hospitals across six separate sites, providing a wide range of services from comprehensive local general hospital care through to highly specialised regional and national services.

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual, who is an excellent team player, flexible, self-motivated, and able to demonstrate professionalism, excellent organisational and communication skills. You must be able to work accurately, quickly and under pressure, have a good eye for detail, be able to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines and be committed to deliver a high standard patient focused service.

This post  is being offered as a development role. Applicants will start as a Band 2 Assistant Technical Officer and progress to a Band 3 Senior Technical Officer upon completion of training and competencies.

This role will include 1 in 5 Saturday working as part of a rota. Bank Holiday and on call working as part of a rota. Posts will be based at the Oxford Road Campus site with the possibility of cross site working .

Main duties of the job

Are you an excellent team player? Are you flexible and self-motivated and want to enhance your Pharmacy Aseptic Services experience? We want you to join our team.

You will have a professional outlook and be able to demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills to deliver an exceptionally high standard of Aseptic Service.

You`ll be expected to:

• be a professional role model
• work using own initiative to meet deadlines and patient need
• have the ability to work accurately and methodically in busy Aseptic Services Units
• perform effectively under pressure and have an excellent eye for detail
• be committed to deliver a high standard in patient focused service

 You will prepare Neonatal, Paediatric & Adult PN, Adult & Paediatric Chemotherapy, CIVAS and Clinical Trials across MFT, working innovatively to provide services to the patients. There may be a requirement in the future to provide cover at any of the sites within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

All staff are supported to develop their potential through a structured personal development programme and to develop your aseptic skills and knowledge.

The Aseptic Services Unit has a genuine good balance of professionalism, friendliness by working together to  meet the needs of patients. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.