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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent: 1 in 6 Weekends and bank holidays as per rota
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Additional Weekend and bank holiday working as per rota)
Job ref
391-RFL-6470720
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal free Hospital
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£34,089 - £41,498 Per Annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 5 Senior Production Technician

NHS AfC: Band 5

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Are you a dynamic, driven, innovative and motivated team leader?
The opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified supervisor to join our Pharmacy Production Unit. The post would suit a qualified Pharmacy
technician or Science Manufacturing Technician (SMT) who is currently working in a Pharmacy Production unit or Pharmaceutical Industry with experience of working within the manufacturing
environment.
You must have manufacturing technical experience, be well-motivated, have good communication skills, well informed about the GMP & GCP regulatory standards and works well as a team member and leader.
The post covers a wide range of duties as outlined in the Job summary section of the job description.
You will hold a BTEC/NVQ3 in Pharmaceutical science / Level 3 diploma in principles and practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent Science Manufacturing Technician academic study and registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or professional body.
Note the applicant may be asked to rotate at the RF Hampstead site or any other Hospitals that join our Group Model.
The position is a permanent post of 37.5 hours per week and will include 7 day cover & Bank Holiday cover. This post may require cross-site working at Barnet & Royal Free hospitals and any other hospitals that joins our Group Model.
Full support is available and we fully encourage the training and development of all our staff, including participation in CPD work.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is to assist the Chief Technician and act as a supervisor in the day to day running of one of the following teams, the Chemotherapy unit, the Sterile Batches Unit, the Central Intravenous Additive Service (CIVAS) and the Non-Sterile Manufacturing Department in addition to training new and less experienced staff working in these units.

The post holder will be a member of one of these and will rotate between teams as required.

It is the post-holder’s responsibility to ensure that all products made are manufactured in accordance with the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice, COSHH and Health and Safety Directives.

The post-holder will be expected to deputise for the Chief Technician in each area in his / her absence.

The post-holder is expected to develop and maintain personal expertise in all technical aspects of manufacture and extemporaneous preparation undertaken within the production unit at The Royal Free Hospital, in particular aseptic preparation. To this end, they will be responsible for ensuring their own accreditations are completed and re-validated within the specified time frames.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Trust values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrated ability to meet Trust value questions

Education / professional qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BTEC and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science and Pharmacy Services / Level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or Level 3 or above SMT qualification or due to complete soon.
  • Pharmacy Technician Registered Member of the GPhC or Registered Science Manufacturing Technician (SMT).
  • Evidence of CPD / Revalidation
Desirable criteria
  • NHS Leadership or recognised equivalent qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstratable experience working in a pharmacy production services (with or without Specials License) where GMP is enforced.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of training, supervising and developing junior and rotation staff.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience supervising drug manufacturing processes, and ensuring GMP, COSHH and Health and Safety Directives are followed by all staff at all times.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in restricted environment with cleanroom gowning for lengthy periods.

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to make a wide range of aseptically prepared products, using laminar flow cabinets and isolators.
  • Good aseptic skills demonstrated by a series of negative broth runs.
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to make a range of non-sterile products.

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Good, clear, accurate written communication skills
  • Highly motivated & use of initiative
  • Demonstrated pharmacy computer and IT skills, including data entry, word processing and email.
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks using own initiative and respond appropriately to urgent requests.

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrated good manual dexterity to undertake fine and accurate manipulative work.
  • Demonstrated ability to accurately follow written procedures under pressure.
  • Ability to identify small foreign particles in manufactured products requiring good eyesight.

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrated ability to manage load handling issues and ensure local Manual handling procedures are followed.
  • Demonstrated ability to handle hazardous materials safely according to local standard operating procedures.

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
  • Well developed concentration skills
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain quality standards
  • Good problem solving and analytical skills
  • Demonstrated knowledge of aspects of a GMP and QA system.
  • Flexibility to work weekends and Bank Holidays as necessary (on a rota basis)
  • Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrated effective customer service skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, without using a calculator, including complex calculations, addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, percentages, decimal, fractions, and ratio.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jon Beckett
Job title
Chief Pharmacy Technician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0203 758 2000
Additional information

Sammy Ismail

Lead Operational Pharmacist - Sterile & Non-sterile

[email protected]

0203 758 2000  ext: 32060

If you have problems applying, contact

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Telephone
01629 702338
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