Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer - Aseptic Services

Job summary

Are you methodical? Do you pride yourself on your attention to detail and accuracy? Are you Patient focused. Then this may be the new career for you!

There never has been a more exciting time for Continued Personal Development and career pathways for candidates with the right outlook, work ethic and commitment.

Working in Aseptic Services is a vocation. It is technical, detailed, sometimes repetitive but the learning never ends.

We provide a range of injectable medicines e.g Chemotherapy and Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) for patients, using isolator cabinets in a cleanroom environment.

Working as part of a team, once trained you would be responsible for making medicines using needles and syringes.

Working under supervision you also will rotate through other areas of the department e.g. stores, assembly etc. so you need to be able to follow procedures to the letter and be able to document things clearly and concisely.

No experience is necessary for the band 2 position as comprehensive training will be given.

This position offers progression from Band 2 to Band 3 after completion of training and qualification.

Only candidates with suitable experience and NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or accepted equivalent may apply for the Band 3 position.

IMPORTANT: Candidates who fail to supply a detailed supporting statement specifying how their skills and experience match the person specification contained in the job description will not be invited for interview.

Main duties of the job

To aseptically prepare products for patient administration. You will wear clean room clothing and be trained to work following strict clean room behaviours.

You will assemble trays containing consumables and ingredients for 1st stage checks, therefore must be able to document information clearly and accurately.

You will perform transfer sanitisation using isopropyl alcohol and other disinfectants and be responsible for cleaning equipment and areas or work on a regular basis.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in ourCandidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)