Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Supervise and prioritise the daily workload in the cleanroom to ensure products are produced in a timely manner to meet patient appointment times.

Supervise, monitor and carry out observations on the standard of work being carried out by Senior Assistant Technical Officers (SATO), Assistant Technical Officers (ATO), Pre-registration Pharmacists and Pre-registration Technicians staff working in the Aseptic Unit.

Work in line with SOPs, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Trust policies and guidelines to provide a safe, effective and efficient aseptic service.

Assist the Senior Technicians to maintain, develop and implement aseptic procedures to improve service and reduce risk and /or improving cost-effectiveness.

Liaise with Aseptic staff and Ward staff regarding prescribed medications, delays and supply issues of Aseptic products, providing resolutions for supply issues which will be acceptable to staff and patients.

Implement the rota, and deploy SATO, ATO, technicians and Pre-registration Pharmacists and Technicians to different areas to ensure workflow is uninterrupted.

Contribute to the development of new ways of working, and help to implement new working practices and procedures through Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Quality Management Systems (QMS).

Deputise for the Senior Technicians as necessary, in the Co-ordinator role.

Report to Senior/Lead technicians with any concerns regarding staff, practices or facilities.

Ensure the recording and reporting of any incidents (internal and external) are carried out in line with departmental QMS and Trust requirements.

Ensure that daily, weekly, monthly ,quarterly and annual environmental monitoring is undertaken in accordance with SOPs.

Assist Senior Technicians with the orientation, training, validation, and assessment of new members of Aseptic staff.

Dispense pre-filled medications and provide a clinical technical service for patients.

Ensure that a robust stock management and rotation system is maintained.

Complete regular stock checks on a rolling basis, investigate discrepancies and correct some irregularities in collaboration with Senior Technicians.

Assign or complete the costing of items made in the Aseptic Unit, using JAC system. Ensure it is completed in a timely manner, highlighting to Senior Technicians if there is an issue with the completion of this task.

Take part in the manufacture/production and in-process checking of patient specific items under Section 10 Exemption, Specials Manufacturing Licence and Clinical Trials. This includes:

• Producing and checking worksheets and labels.
• Collecting and checking ingredients and consumables for manufacture or production of items.
• Making and in-process checking of batch items under Specials Manufacturing Licence.
• Completion of clinical trial logs.

Take part in the provision of Clinical trials within the Aseptic Unit.

Complete initial check on outsourced items obtained from external companies.

To aid the Lead Technician Quality or Senior Technicians with investigations into environmental excursions.

To undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time, such as - participation in weekend and Bank holiday rota (if required) and be available for post Planned Preventative Maintenance cleans and validations.

Relationships

Managed by Lead Technician, Aseptic and Cancer Services.

Supervises Pharmacy Assistants, Senior Pharmacy Assistants in Aseptic Unit, Technical rotational staff, Pre-registration Pharmacists and Pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians.

Works and co-operates with all pharmacy and healthcare staff in the provision of services.