Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 158-25-163-PHA
- Employer
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Production Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
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Job overview
Due to UKVI guidelines, this role is not eligible for a Skilled Worker visa. Further information can be accessed here - https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Band 3 Pharmacy Production Assistant - Pharmacy Aseptic Services
37.5 Hours - Hours will be between 8.00am and 6.00pm (Monday to Friday) and weekend cover will be on a rota basis
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join the team of assistants within our Aseptic Services Unit within our brand new facility here at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool. The post holders must have the ability to supervise, develop support services and implement change along with being responsible for the delivery of support activities to the aseptic service.
The successful applicants will carry out senior duties in the Chemotherapy Unit assisting with providing an expanding cytotoxic reconstitution service.
Are you good at motivating a team?
Do you like working in a busy department as a valued team member?
Do you have an eye for detail?
To hear about the exciting work we do from our dedicated Trust employees and departments, for a future you could be a part of, please visit our website.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Pharmacy Assistant with an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Practice (achieved or will work towards in post) and previous experience in Pharmacy Aseptic Services.
The post holders will be responsible for ensuring the raw materials are sent into the production units
Order, receive, rota and maintain all stocks within the department.
Compile documentation for quality control and quality assurance to adhere to licensing requirements of the department and within the trust.
Participate in volume checking of colleagues within the sterile chemotherapy unit.
Participate in parenteral chemotherapy dispensing as appropriate within the sterile chemotherapy unit.
Participate in and co-ordinate the storage of Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatments at Hubs.
You will be a good team player, possess good people and organisational skills, be able to work alone as well as in a team, and able to work under pressure in this environment.
The successful candidate with be based in the Aseptic Department, rotating through aseptic dispensing of chemotherapy, assembly and checking of raw materials and acting as Internal Checker for other dispensers when appropriate.
If you want to be part of a fantastic team and help support the Trust with our vision for providing the best cancer care in the country, then we want to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
- Kind
- Empowered
- Responsible
- Inclusive
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Must have NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Practice with or able to achieve additional NVQ unit 9 (dispensing module) / Unit 8 NVQ Level 2 Diploma (dispensing module).
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- To have aseptic pharmacy knowledge.
Desirable criteria
- IT literacy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant Pharmacy experience
- Ability to work to set instructions and procedures
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
- Mathew dooley
- Job title
- Deputy Production Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 556 5199
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