Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Aseptic Services
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 1 in 4 saturdays)
- Job ref
- 349-CSS-7464843*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wythenshawe Hospital
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 Per Annum, Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Aseptic Services
Band 3
Job overview
This is a great role to start your career as a Pharmacy Assistant within Aseptics, as you'll receive all the training and support you need to be your best. You'll support Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians by providing supervised pharmacy services, including Preparation, and dispensing of high quality Cytotoxic, Parenteral Nutrition, CIVA products.
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 role will include 1 in 10 Saturday working as part of a rota. Bank Holiday working as part of a Rota. Post will be based at Wythenshawe Site however there will be expectation that Bank Holidays and Saturdays will be at the Oxford Road Campus .
Main duties of the job
To work within the Trust and Departmental Health and Safety guidelines. To keep abreast and adhere to all national, regional and departmental standards.
To aseptically prepare high quality Cytotoxic, Parenteral Nutrition, and CIVA products in accordance with departmental procedures, Good Manufacturing Practice and COSHH regulations ensuring that all work complies with all regulatory frameworks and standards.
Undertake daily cleaning and disinfection of the aseptic clean rooms including Isolators and Laminar Flow Cabinets, according to Standard Operating Procedures.
To carry out pre and in-process checks of aseptically prepared products upon completion of appropriate training.
Answer the telephone promptly and politely and refer queries to the appropriate person.
To be responsible for the maintenance of all stock in the Aseptic Unit including stock levels within the Aseptic Unit.
Ensure all Environmental monitoring plates are received and stored in the correct manner to ensure they are protected from contamination. To prepare specific products under licensing regulations without direct supervision.
To accurately label and package aseptically prepared products into final distribution containers, including protective bags.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent nationally recognised qualification
- 2 GCSE Mathematics and English Grade C or above
Desirable criteria
- 2 Science GCSE's
Communication and Relationship
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills (verbal and written)
- Evidence of proven customer care skills
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Pharmacy/ Aseptic experience
- Evidence of following procedures
- Evidence of working as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Good Manufactoring Practice
Planning and Organisational
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ability to plan and organise own and support other staff
- Evidence of Good time management
- Evidence of ability to be adaptable and flexible
Physical Skills/ Effort
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate skills for manipulation of pharmaceutical products
- Evidence of ability to stand or sit for long periods
- Ability to lift and handle bulky items upto 10k
- Ability to work in a clean room environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Walker
- Job title
- Deputy Technical Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 291 2289
- Additional information
Magdalena Szadkowska- Specialist Senior Technician - 0161 291 2289
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