Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our dedicated and innovative team in the Pharmacy Aseptic Unit at Salford Royal Hospital.  Our unit prepares and supplies a wide range of aseptic products to support our specialist haematology, oncology, intestinal failure unit and clinical trials including ATMPs.  We also hold an MS Licence and manufacture batch items for use across the Northern Care Alliance.

This post offers a fantastic opportunity to work at an advanced level in both aseptic preparation services and quality assurance. Working in a fast-paced, quality-focused environment, you will be able to make a real difference to the lives of our patients through the safe and efficient provision of aseptically prepared medicines.   

The postholder will be supported by our excellent Aseptics team comprising of Pharmacists, QA specialists, Pharmacy Technicians, Science Manufacturing Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants.

Main duties of the job

Within this role, you will be a key participant in the operational delivery of a highly specialist technical Production and Aseptics pharmacy service:

As an Authorised Pharmacist for the Aseptic Services Unit (ASU) you will supervise all aspects of aseptic medicines preparation in accordance with relevant local, regional and national guidelines and regulations.  This will include being named on the MS Licence.

As a senior aseptics pharmacist, you will assure quality of all medicines prepared within the ASU in addition to maintaining and developing the electronic Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) in accordance with legal, regulatory and best-practice requirements.  You will be responsible for reporting in aspects of the PQS at the monthly Aseptics Services Quality meetings.

In conjunction with the Aseptic Services Manager you will be responsible for providing QA services to the wider organisation, including risk assessing and advising on unlicensed medicines and formulary applications for injectable medicines, and responding to reports of defective medicines and medical devices.

This role will also provide the opportunity to deputise for the Aseptic Services Manager for periods of absence, this may include acting as Accountable Pharmacist for the ASU

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

 As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

 In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

 Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack