Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 389-25-7214461
- Employer
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals - BRI
- Town
- Bradford
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Radiopharmacy
Band 3
Job overview
Closing Date: 15.06.25
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 16.06.25
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 23.06.25
An opportunity has arisen for the pharmacy department to employ new Pharmacy Assistants in the Radiopharmacy Department. The team manufacture sterile diagnostic radiolabelled tracers within a clean room environment for hospital patients with various conditions.
Main duties of the job
The day to day job will include making radiopharmaceutical products following defined procedures and processes. The role will also involve cleaning the pharmaceutical cleanrooms to GMP standards, ordering and receiving stock, management of equipment and maintaining a high standard of documentation and records.
You must be an excellent communicator with outstanding interpersonal and relationship building skills. You will need to be forward thinking and enthusiastic, with a commitment to continuing professional development. BTHFT is a teaching hospital and Pharmacy demonstrate a significant commitment to training; the successful candidate can expect a supportive training programme and will also be expected to participate in supporting and training other staff as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ideal candidate will need to be dedicated and hardworking, and have a willingness to be flexible when necessary. As a consequence of the often pressured working environment, there is a strong management focus on staff wellbeing, flexible working and support within the team, the outcome being that the team is highly-functioning, fun, friendly and supportive of all colleagues.
This is a potential training post so no experience necessary, however the successful candidate will be required to undertake training to NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services before being put onto the full band 3 payscale, and you should have a good basic level of education and English language skills.
If you already possess an NVQ 2 in pharmacy services you will start on the band 3 payscale.
for the successful candidates work commences as per the rota with varying start times between 6am and 7:30am. Successful candidates will also be expected to participate on the weekend working rota once trained
Working hours for these posts can be discussed at interview, the management team are willing to be flexible in order to suit both the needs of the department and successful candidates.
Person specification
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Technical Service Pharmacy
- Experience of working in a similar role
Skills
Essential criteria
- Numeracy skills
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Good team working skills
- Demonstrable attention to detail
- Computer literate
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) & Pharmaceutical technical procedures specific to the area of work
- Knowledge of Radiation protection and regulations
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 2 pharmacy assistants in manufacturing or willingness to work towards this
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to lift and move weights of up to 15kg
- Demonstrates continued professional development
- Able to work in restricted movement environment for prolonged periods.
- Ability to travel across hospital sites within the trust.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lee Watkinson
- Job title
- Production Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01274 364241
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