Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Aseptic Services

Job summary

SENIOR PHARMACY ASSISTANT- ASEPTIC SERVICES

Full time 37.5hrs per week (PART TIME WOULD BE CONSIDERED)

Band 2 - 3 progression

We are looking for a reliable, conscientious and practical pharmacy assistant, who is able to demonstrate enthusiasm for learning and development and with a genuine interest in pursuing a career in a pharmacy aseptic production, to join our friendly and enthusiastic team of staff, providing an efficient pharmacy aseptic service.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will manufacture a range of sterile products, including TPN (Nutrition feeding bags) and chemotherapy and undertake other duties to support staff within the Pharmacy Production Unit to contribute to the efficient and effective delivery of medicines to patients.

The department supports a range of flexible working arrangements and all staff participate in evening, weekend and the Bank Holiday working arrangements of the department , to meet the changing needs of the service, the duties and working times attached to these posts may be subject to reasonable change in the future.

The positions are open to candidates with an NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services or those with a minimum of 3 GCSE's grade C (or equivalent) or above in English, maths and a science who will undertake training and be supported to gain this qualification. Staff will progress to a Band 3 on completion of the training, those candidates who already hold the level 2 qualification will be appointed at Band 3

If you are an individual who is keen to embrace change and look at new ways of working, and would like to be part of a friendly and supportive department this could be the opportunity you are looking for.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.