Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 in 4 weekends plus 1 to 2 bank holidays per year)
- Job ref
- 190-7798-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Weston Park Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Aseptic Senior Technician
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
The team at Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust comprises of approximately 500 pharmacy staff working across five sites and is one of the biggest pharmacy departments in the country.
An exciting career opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated, and forward thinking pharmacy technician to join the technical services team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
Currently housing 11 pharmaceutical isolators with another 4 due imminently within the cutting edge ATMP/clinical trial facility being developed within Weston Park, prospective candidates have a unique opportunity to be involved in developing this service and be at the forefront of technical services in a large teaching hospital environment.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the country, offering a range of both general and specialist hospital services. We provide nationally commissioned services and expertise in support of Early Phase Clinical Trials, and we are part of a leading national network for the development of cancer drugs of the future (Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre).
As a trust and department, we are working to promote and improve inclusion and representation from under-represented groups including global majority ethnicities, LGBTQ+ identities, and colleagues with disabilities. We would welcome applicants who are members of these groups and other underrepresented groups to apply.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for the day-to-day management of aseptic dispensing services as well as the opportunity to support the Principal Pharmacy Technician within the clinical trial and ATMP suite, maximising efficiency and product quality.
- To be an integral part of the pharmacy team delivering a quality aseptic dispensing service for patients, staff of this Trust and other local healthcare providers.
- To assist in the implementation of developments within aseptic services to meet the needs of the patient, and to work towards the standardisation of aseptic services Trust-wide.
- To be responsible for the development, training and motivation of designated staff grades ensuring they feel valued both for their contribution to the department and as individuals.
- Provide specialist technical expertise in the preparation of injectable medicines.
Working for our organisation
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. It is an energetic and vibrant organisation that places patients and staff at the heart of everything they do. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services.
As a teaching hospital, we have a great commitment to education, training, and development of staff, including undergraduates from many professions. You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it services. The NHS offers a wide range of benefits including pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance and career, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The trust will give you time to use your skills and help you develop a fulfilling career as well as a commitment to support flexible working and can support such things as, part time hours, condensed hours, or job share. These options are not exhaustive, and we would encourage candidates to state any forms of flexible working they would like to explore in their application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent level
- Leeds University Aseptic Preparation of Medicines (APDM) short course, or be willing to undertake
- Current GPhC Registration (technician)
- Evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of GMP, QAPPS and QA and its application to Aseptic processing
- Knowledge of safe dispensing and aseptic practices
- Post qualification pharmacy practice experience of working in an aseptic/production environment
- Supervisory/training experience
- Leadership experience
- Basic computer skills
- H&S training, knowledge of handling hazardous chemicals according to local SOP
- Knowledge of pharmacy based computer systems
Desirable criteria
- Supervisory/Management experience.
- Understanding and use of the Chemocare electronic prescribing system
- Involvement in the preparation of intrathecal cytotoxics
- Aseptic BTEC or PTQA certificate or equivalent experience.
- ILM Certificate or equivalent level of experience of managing staff and services
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively complex and sensitive information with members of the public and other health care professionals.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and with staff at all levels.
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others and to manage own time effectively.
- Ability to work within narrow margins of error
- Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
- Good IT skills including understanding of Microsoft Office packages
- Ability to train/coach/teach tasks to other staff including pharmacy assistants and technicians
Desirable criteria
- Ability to clearly and accurately complete routine and complex documentation and calculations
Personal Qualities / Physical Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with staff and managers.
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Good attention to detail and responsible attitude to quality and accuracy.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lauren Hill
- Job title
- Principal Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2265100
- Additional information
Leanne Hoyes
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 0114 2265100
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