Assistant Pharmaceutical Officer

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site leisure facilities

Staff bus travel subsidies

Discount parking

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Senior Assistant Pharmaceutical Officer to join its Pharmacy Sterile Production Unit in Cambridge. The role involves aseptic processing of medicines, documentation, and ensuring timely delivery of sterile products to wards and departments.

You will engage in routine stock control, maintain clean room standards, and participate in training to demonstrate competence, including achieving NVQ Level 2 within six months of starting.

Qualifications

• Experience in aseptic processing of medicines.
• Ability to undertake education and training to demonstrate competence.
• Commitment to completing NVQ Level 2 within six months.
• Sufficient documentation and recording skills.

Responsibilities

• Document and assemble items prior to processing and complete records.
• Undertake aseptic processing of patient medicines and related products.
• Undertake volume checking accreditation to supervise aseptic processes.
• Deliver finished products and sundries to wards and departments.
• Maintain clean room areas and assist with routine admin tasks.

Skills

Aseptic techniques

Documentation

Stock control

Quality checks

Education

NVQ Level 2

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Assistant Pharmaceutical Officer to join our team of Pharmacy Technicians, Assistant Technical Officers and Pharmacists to provide essential services for our patients to ensure they have the best treatment and outcome during their stay. Pharmacy Aseptic Services provides a range of sterile medicinal products including Chemotherapy, Clinical Trial medication and other sterile medicinal products. Our team is friendly and diverse and devoted to providing safe and timely products for our patients. Our services are an important part of a patient's journey and we take pride knowing that we are making a difference to the patient's health and recovery.

Pharmaceutical Duties

• The documentation and assembly of items prior to processing and subsequent completion of records
• To undertake aseptic processing of patient medicines and related products including clinical trials materials
• To undertake volume checking (in-process) accreditation to enable the supervision of aseptic processes
• To undertake education and training relevant to the post to demonstrate competence. To achieve an NVQ in level 2. (Please note that this position requires the post holder to demonstrate the minimum required levels of competence for this position within six months of commencing the post unless there are extenuating circumstances)
• To undertake other training and tests of ability in the exercise of skills as may be considered necessary.

Routine Duties

• Maintaining stock levels of disposables and injections etc. ensuring good stock rotation
• To assist with the maintenance of high levels of cleanliness in all areas of the preparative services unit, including equipment
• The preparation and surface disinfection of items entering the clean rooms, i.e.: spraying and swabbing items into the pass-through hatches
• The sealing and wrapping of final products
• The delivery of finished products and sundries (including TPN and chemotherapy) to wards and departments
• The sorting and itemising of clean room garments before and after laundering
• To assist with routine administrative tasks including costings, activity data and the filing and archiving of documentation., CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

We have an opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Assistant Pharmaceutical Officer to join our busy Pharmacy Sterile Production Unit. Do you have some experience of working in a sterile production unit either within the NHS or Commercial Sector and wish to broaden your experience, skills and knowledge then we have may have just the job for you!

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.