Job overview

To be an integral part of the Pharmacy Team developing Aseptic Services for the patients and staff of this Trust and other local healthcare providers.  
To participate in the provision of aseptically prepared intravenous medicines using technical skills, including final check and release of aseptically prepared products.
To lead on economical and statistical analysis.

Main duties of the job

To follow good manufacturing practice (GMP) at all times.
To generate worksheets and labels, ensuring medicines are charged correctly using the pharmacy computer system.
To in process check worksheets and labels, ensuring medicines are charged correctly.
To assemble drugs, diluents and consumables prior to aseptic dispensing.
To participate in ‘in-process’ checks of drugs, diluents and consumables prior to aseptic dispensing.
To assist with decontamination of products from the support room & cleanroom prior to preparation (spraying and wiping).
To check /prepare the isolators are ready for use before each session.
To aseptically dispense injections and infusions within the appropriate work zone.
To in-process volume check injections and infusions. 
To final pack and label prepared items and pass them to the final checking stage. 
To dispense batched products, including product selection, labelling and packaging, including parental nutrition. 
To order and dispense outsourced patient specific items, including parental nutrition.
To be registered as a named person on the Intrathecal Chemotherapy register, in order to complete the above tasks for Intrathecal drugs. 
To final check and release dispensed patient specific aseptic items.
To final check dispensed parental nutrition or other aseptic items manufactured by external suppliers.
To final check batched aseptic items & take these to QA for release.

Working for our organisation

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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.