Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 158-23-588-PHA-A
- Employer
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/06/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Cleanroom Supervisor
NHS AfC: Band 4
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Job overview
Pharmacy Cleanroom Supervisor - Aseptic Services
Band 4 (37.5hrs/week)
Hours will be between 8.00am and 6.00pm (Monday to Friday with a rolling day off) and weekend cover will be on a rota basis
This is an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic and forward thinking candidate who has the necessary skills and experience to be able to supervise the continuing delivery of a high level of service while the department is undergoing an exciting period of transformation.
You will play an integral role in preparation of aseptic products, supervision of staff, organisation of workload and ensuring procedural adherence in the clean room. You will ensure that staff are complying with EU-GMP principles while working under your supervision and escalate deviations appropriately. You will also have involvement in the implementation of a training program to educate all staff members on EU-GMP principles.
The successful candidate must be able to show that they have experience in a similar capacity, and have good knowledge of aseptic preparation. The individual must have good communication skills, and the ability to motivate others is required.
Main duties of the job
To supervise the day to day operation of aseptic preparation in cleanrooms ensuring the safe, efficient and timely delivery of systemic anti-cancer treatments (SACT) treatments.
To take responsibility of all activity within the cleanroom during a preparation session, ensuring adherence to Standard Operating Policies.
Monitoring the work flow within the cleanroom and directing staff duties accordingly.
Duties will be predominantly concerned with the direct supervision of clean room staff and activities; including assembly, preparation and dispensing of SACT.
Working for our organisation
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.
Our flagship specialist cancer hospital in Liverpool opened in June 2020, supported by our hospital on the Clatterbridge Health Park in Wirral providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care, and our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree Hospital site.
Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside’s district hospitals, we are able to deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies. We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service; are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers and host the region’s Teenage and Young Adult Unit, (supported by the Teenage Cancer Trust).
Working with leading experts from The University of Liverpool and the Cancer Research UK Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments than ever before.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To supervise the day to day operation of aseptic preparation in cleanrooms ensuring the safe, efficient and timely delivery of SACT treatments.
To take responsibility of all activity within the cleanroom during a preparation session, ensuring adherence to Standard Operating Policies.
Monitoring the work flow within the cleanroom and directing staff duties accordingly.
Duties will be predominantly concerned with the direct supervision of clean room staff and activities; including assembly, preparation and dispensing of SACT.
Person specification
Education and Qulaifications
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSE's ( or equivalent) including Maths and English
- ILM level 3 diploma in leadership and management - achieved or will work towards in post
- Must have NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy
Desirable criteria
- GCP qualification or willingness to undertake
Knowledge and Expertise:
Essential criteria
- The application of SOPs
- GMP and dispensing principles
- Relevant experience of pharmacy Aseptics
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in procedure writing, experience of Audit and investigation of errors, incidents or complaints
Key Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to influence and persuade others in a professional manner
- Good attention to details
- Supports and values others
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Philip Unsworth
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 556 5199
- Additional information
Philip Unsworth - Operational Manager, Tel 0151 556 5199 ([email protected])
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