Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Aseptics
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: n/a
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (n/a)
- Job ref
- 337-NP-7433MF-B
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital Pharmacy Department
- Town
- Middlesex
- Salary
- £27,129 - £28,649 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Aseptic Assistant Technical Officer
Band 3
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
An excellent opportunity has become available for Assistant Technical Officers in Aseptic Services. We are currently on a journey of expansion and transformation: We have commissioned and commenced the building of a brand new state of the art Aseptic unit with new technology and equipment.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and conscientious Assistant Technical Officer to join our friendly team in our Aseptic unit. The successful candidate will be involved in assisting Pharmacists in preparing chemotherapy drugs and parenteral nutrition products in a ‘clean room’ environment. Competency based training will be provided.
You will be based in the Aseptic Unit which is located within the Department of Pharmacy at Northwick Park Hospital. The Aseptic Services unit provides a cytotoxic reconstitution service using isolator cabinet and manufactures adult parenteral nutrition (PN) in a laminar flow cabinet for patients of the Trust
The department actively promotes development, education and training. To apply you will need to have good standard of education to GCSE level or equivalent as you will be required to complete either the NVQ level 2 in pharmaceutical services or equivalent.
This is a full time post and the post holder will be required to participate in the weekend & bank holiday rota and the late duty rota.
Main duties of the job
- Assist in providing an aseptic service to Trust.
- Participate in the preparation of aseptic products Chemotherapy and Parenteral Nutrition for use in the wards and supply to other hospitals.
- Ensure good housekeeping in the aseptic clean rooms and other aseptic service areas at all times.
- Stock Control duties receipting unpacking, checking and recording
- Comply with Cleanroom Personnel behaviour.
- Generate worksheets and labels according to prescription and SOPs.
Working for our organisation
All staff employed by the Trust are expected to embody our ‘HEART’ values throughout their employment. The values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and underpin everything we do and say to achieve our vision:
Honesty - open and honest in everything we do
Equality – we value all people equally and treat them fairly whilst recognising their individuality
Accountability – we will provide excellent care and ensure the safety and wellbeing of all patients
Respect – we treat everybody the way we would like to be treated
Teamwork – we work together to make improvements, delivering consistent, high quality, safe care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (Grades A-C or 9-4) in a minimum of five subjects to include Maths, English and Science
- NVQ Level 2 Pharmaceutical Services or working towards
Desirable criteria
- Some science background
Experienced
Essential criteria
- Good practical skills and communication skills
- Team Worker
- Good organisational skills and literacy skills
- Ability to follow procedure and prioritise work
- Ability to solve problems
Desirable criteria
- Previous hospital pharmacy experience Works accurately under pressure
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anthony Oliva
- Job title
- Pharmacy Technician Lead Aseptic Trainer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02088692846
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