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Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Chemotherapy Production and Clinical Trials
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 28.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-7086610
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Nottingham City Hospital
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rota
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2025 23:59

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Senior Assistant Technical Officer- Chemotherapy productions & Clinical Trials

Band 3

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Senior Assistant  Technical Officer to join both the Pharmacy Production team in the Cytotoxic Chemotherapy production Department (Cytolab) and Clinical Trials team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH).

You will be joining a team of hardworking and dedicated pharmacy and research professionals who compound cancer treatments for NUH patients. 

As part of the role you will be required to complete the Pharmacy Support Staff qualification, unless you already have this qualification. Until the qualification is gained the applicant will be a Band 2 and will move to Band 3 upon qualification.

The Pharmacy Production department at NUH has four manufacturing areas. The Cytotoxic Chemotherapy production department (CytoLab) is based at City campus, Sterile Production Unit (SPU), Non-Sterile Manufacturing Unit (NSM) and Pharmacy Packing Unit (PPU) are based at the MHRA licensed facility at the Queens Medical Centre (QMC) campus.

The post holder will be primarily based at the Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Production Unit (Cytolab) and the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Unit.

Both departments are based at the City Hospital campus but the post holder may be asked to provide support cross site as per the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

You will receive full training from our dedicated and experienced pharmacy production and clinical trials teams. Once trained, you will be required to prepare, assemble and manufacture chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. You will also be required to deliver cancer treatments to NUH wards and departments and the City Campus and support the department in ordering and managing stock.

The post holder will also be required to support the Clinical Trials team with all aspects of clinical trials and pharmacy stock management, completion and maintenance of clinical trials documentation, ordering and archiving.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You should familiarise yourself with the job description attached to this advert for the full list of duties and responsibilities.

The post holder will undertake all technical duties in the Chemotherapy Production Unit, participating in the provision of all aseptic services, in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and MHRA guidance, to ensure a high-quality, safe, timely and consistent service and contributing to the overall operation of the department.

The post holder will also provide support to the Clinical Trials team with stock management and essential accurate and timely recording of clinical trials data.

Person specification

Training and qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE grade C or above in English language, Maths
Desirable criteria
  • Possession of or working towards NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services in the relevant units for pharmacy production

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to work in team
Desirable criteria
  • Hospital experience
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience in aseptic production

Communication skills

Essential criteria
  • Good verbal interpersonal skills
  • Empathy with pharmacy customers
  • Confident
  • Self-motivated
  • Good team player
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to motivate others

Analytical and Judgement

Essential criteria
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to work accurately
  • Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to assess and minimise risk in production process
  • Decision making and prioritisation skills

Planning and organisation

Essential criteria
  • Manage own time effectively
  • Ability to work under pressure

Physical skills

Essential criteria
  • Manual dexterity to repeatedly perform detailed technical tasks accurately
  • Sustained periods of concentration
  • Basic level of IT Skills

Other requirements

Essential criteria
  • Conscientious
  • Willingness to take on new tasks after appropriate training
  • Flexibility – will be required to participate in rostered, flexible shift working, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dayle Wells
Job title
Chief Technician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01159691169
Additional information

Tel .  0115 969 1169 Ext. 74566 / 74568

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