Technical Officer-Pharmacy Manufacturing UnitNHS
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Technical Officer Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Are you a skilled pharmacy technician or science manufacturing professional looking to take the next step in aseptic services?Join our Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit Team and play a vital role in preparing life-saving medicines in a highly specialised, quality driven environment.
We are looking for a motivated, detail focused individual who thrives in a technical and patient focused environment.
As a Technical Officer, you will support the delivery of aseptic services by preparing, checking and managing the safe production of medicines, including chemotherapy and other sterile products.
You will work in cleanrooms and isolators, ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and contributing to high standards of patient care.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
Prepare and label aseptic medicines using isolator technology Clean, test and maintain cleanrooms and equipment Act as a Pre- and In-Process Checker (PIPC) (once accredited) Supervise and support pharmacy staff and trainees Ensure accurate documentation in line with MHRA & GMP standards Carry out dispensing duties and provide basic patient advice Maintain stock control and participate in quality management systems Contribute to SOPs, audits and ongoing service improvements
Job description
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.