Advanced Pharmacist - Deputy Aseptic Services Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. a) Specialist Duties & Responsibilities

1. To assist the Accountable Pharmacist in managing the provision, organisation and development of a comprehensive Aseptic Dispensing Service, ensuring compliance with current directives, legislation, external audits, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Health and Safety. This service includes the provision of chemotherapy, TPN and CIVAS.

1. To manage and develop the role of the existing senior technical staff.
2. To contribute to the generation and review of the Unit Capacity Plan

1. To be involved in managing the workload within the Capacity Plan, ensuring safe levels of operation and coordinating economical outsourcing of services where demand exceeds capacity.

1. To ensure adequate supervision of staff as appropriate.

1. To be responsible for undertaking the professional release for individually dispensed aseptic products prepared under Section 10 exemption of the Medicines Act, including adult and paediatric intravenous additives, total parenteral nutrition and cytotoxic chemotherapy in accordance with the Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice, local procedures and policies, and safe systems of work.
2. To monitor and maintain environmental standards within the ASU in line with national and local guidance.

1. To interpret highly complex environmental and quality system monitoring data with high level critical evaluation to ensure safe operation of the unit, taking decisions on remedial action handling decisions on closure as appropriate.
2. To be involved with critically evaluating the aseptic quality assurance systems with a view to ensuring that best practice is in operation within the ASU. To evaluate new directives and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance with these.
3. To be responsible for the rolling internal audit calendar using iQAAPS for the Unit and to coordinate any action necessary from the audit cycle.

1. To advise on policy, procedures, facilities, equipment, safety and staffing within the ASU.
2. To participate in the external audit from Quality Control Northwest (QCNW) in line with EL (96)52 Aseptic Dispensing for NHS Patients. To contribute to the coordination of any action necessary from this audit cycle.
3. To be responsible for writing, developing and approving documentation within the unit including Standard Operating Procedures, staff training and approval records and physical and microbiological monitoring records in line with national and regional guidelines, Health and Safety and other relevant legislation.

1. To ensure completion and review of the unit Validation Master Plan.

1. To ensure that professional and quality standards always comply with:

1. Local quality initiatives
2. The Farwell Report
3. The requirements of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
4. The requirements of the National Health Service Executive
5. The requirements of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA)
6. Any other current legal, national, regional or local guidelines pertaining to unlicensed activities.

1. To control the risk of error by ensuring safe systems are adhered to for the prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines requiring aseptic preparation and for the investigation of medicine errors. To undertake any remedial action necessary.

1. To undertake product development and formulation work as required.

1. To contribute to the appraisal system within the unit and ensure that staff motivation and direction are given through Personal Development Reviews, staff assessment and approval, general communication and specific feedback.

1. To assist the Aseptic Services Manager in ensuring appropriate staffing levels/ skill mix, undertaking the recruitment, selection, appointment, induction and training of all aseptic unit staff.
2. To provide cover for the absence of the Aseptic Services Manager.

1. To ensure that an efficient aseptic dispensing and distribution service is provided to patients and staff which is in line with good practice and conforms to agreed service deadlines.
2. To contribute to the design, monitoring and coordination of all training and accreditation of staff within the Unit, including pharmacy assistants, student pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technicians, trainee pharmacists and pharmacists. To be responsible also for adequate supervision of staff in training at all times and the authorisation of individual responsibilities in line with departmental, Trust or national approved programmes. To be involved with ensuring satisfactory delivery of this training to all staff involved with the unit to the satisfaction of Quality Control Northwest and MHRA inspection.
3. To be responsible for participating in monthly meetings with the Director of Pharmacy for the strategic planning and development of Aseptic Services at the Trust in line with NHS and Trust priorities.

1. To assist in ensuring planned preventative maintenance is in place in cooperation with the Trusts Estates Department. To develop, maintain and monitor the service level agreement and ensure adequate maintenance contracts with outside agencies are in place to cover equipment and facilities in the Aseptic Unit.

1. To participate in the undertaking of clinical trials as have been approved by the Local Research Ethics Committee by arranging the necessary supplies and aspects of trial protocol affecting pharmacy services in accordance with ICH/GCP guidelines & European Directive.

1. To provide highly specialist clinical and technical advice and expertise to doctors and other healthcare professionals on the use of Parenteral Nutrition for adults and neonates. To provide highly specialist clinical advice on the prescribing, preparation and administration of cancer chemotherapy referring to product stability, clinical appropriateness of treatments, protocol, dosing and dosing intervals. To modify and advise on regimes.
2. To develop and maintain links with dieticians, nursing and medical colleagues regarding service developments and improvements.

1. To investigate complaints, provide suitable responses and ensure that remedial action is taken relating to Aseptic Services.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable criteria

Essential

• Vocational master's degree in pharmacy (4 years) or recognised equivalent
• Pre-registration training and experience
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Working in a busy hospital (or equivalent documented clinical experience)
• Experience of working within Aseptic Services within a hospital environment
• Excellent and effective communication and interpersonal skills both verbal and in writing with patients and service users

Desirable

• Post-graduate leadership/management qualification or equivalent experience
• Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance (or equivalent qualification)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside Hospital

Fountain Street

Ashton Under Lyne

OL6 9RW

Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)