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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
411-MED-26-7890140
Employer
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Aseptic Services

NHS AfC: Band 6

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

  • Great flexible working opportunities
  • Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a stand alone paediatric hospital located on the outskirts of Liverpool with a national reputation for excellence.  A dedicated team of pharmacists and technicians provide pharmacy services to a wide range of paediatric surgical and medical specialties. The pharmacy team are dynamic, innovative, caring, compassionate and work well together.

We have a new, exciting opportunity for an experienced GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician to take up a full time position of Senior Pharmacy Technician – Aseptic Services .  You will provide leadership and management to the aseptic services team in delivering a safe and efficient aseptic service to our patients and will support the senior leadership team in the maintenance of the Quality Management System and further development of the service. 

Main duties of the job

Job Summary

To provide leadership, organisation and management of Aseptic Services.

To contribute to the development and management of a safe and effective Pharmaceutical Quality Management System (QMS).  

To support and deputise for the Production Manager as required.

To work collaboratively with the Aseptic Services team to ensure that facilities and practices comply with Good Manufacturing Practice.

See job description for further details

Working for our organisation

As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Supervising the technical workforce within the Pharmacy Aseptic Service and contributing to the management and development of a safe and effective service.

See attached job description for full details

Person specification

Education and Training

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent qualification
  • Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC
Desirable criteria
  • Have attended Aseptic Preparation & Dispensing of Medicines (APDM) course
  • Leadership/Management qualification
  • Final Accuracy Checking Certificate (or equivalent) in Technical Services

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience of working in an Aseptic Unit or GMP facility
  • Good working knowledge of principles of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
  • Awareness of the fundamental components of a Pharmaceutical Quality Management System
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of supervising / mentoring team members

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
  • Accurate and methodical – good attention to detail
  • Lead by example – positive and optimistic

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring LevelVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Navajo - Merseyside and CheshireDisability confident employerHappy to Talk Flexible Working

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Judith King
Job title
Production Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 252 5739
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