Assistant Technical Officer - Aseptic Services

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as an Assistant Technical Officer in Aseptic Services, where you'll play a vital role in preparing medication for patients. This role offers significant opportunities for personal development, including the chance to work toward an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Manufacturing. Ideal candidates will be self-motivated, organized, and eager to enhance their skills in a patient-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 GCSE's or equivalent at grade C or above in Mathematics and English.
• Commitment to CPD and career development.
• Previous hospital pharmacy or Aseptic experience is favorable.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate professionalism and deliver high standards in Aseptic Services.
• Prepare Neonatal, Paediatric & Adult PN, Adult & Paediatric Chemotherapy.
• Work flexibly, including Saturdays and Bank Holidays as required.

Skills

Good Communication skills

Customer care skills

Ability to work accurately

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Education

2 GCSE's in Mathematics and English

NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent

GCSE's in Science

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Technical Officer - Aseptic Services

The closing date is 10 July 2025

MFT is one of the biggest, most ambitious, and progressive NHS Trusts in the country. We are responsible for running a family of nine hospitals across six separate sites, providing a wide range of services from comprehensive local general hospital care through to highly specialised regional and national services.

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual, who is an excellent team player, flexible, self-motivated, and able to demonstrate professionalism, excellent organisational and communication skills.You must be able to work accurately, quickly and under pressure, have a good eye for detail, be able to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines and be committed to deliver a high standard patient focused service.

This role will include 1 in 5 Saturdays(9-1:30pm) , working as part of a rota. Bank Holiday working as part of a rota and worked across site. Posts will be based at the Oxford Road Campus however may have to work across site as required.

Main duties of the job

Are you interested in a career in Aseptic Services? Are you an excellent team player, flexible and self-motivated? We want you to join our team.

You will have a professional outlook and be able to demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills to deliver an exceptionally high standard of Aseptic Service.

You will:

• demonstrate professionalism
• work using own initiative to meet deadlines and patient need
• have the ability to work accurately and methodically in busy Aseptic Services Units
• perform effectively under pressure and have an excellent eye for detail
• be committed to deliver a high standard in patient focused service

You will prepare Neonatal, Paediatric & Adult PN, Adult & Paediatric Chemotherapy, CIVAS and Clinical Trials across MFT, working innovatively to provide services to the patients. There may be a requirement in the future to provide cover at any of the sites within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

All staff are supported to develop their potential through a structured personal development programme and to develop your aseptic skills and knowledge. To work towards completing a NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Manufacturing course for support staff.

The Aseptic Services Unit has a genuine good balance of professionalism, friendliness by working together to meet the needs of patients.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of HIVE; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Communication

• Good Communication skills written and verbal
• Customer care skills
• Ability to communicate information to pharmacy staff, nursing staff, ward managers and patients and ability to adapt to communication difficulties

Knowledge and Experience

• 2 GCSE's or equivalent grade C or above in Mathematics and English
• Ability to follow procedures
• Ability to participate in training programmes and successfully achieve the required training
• Commitment to CPD, further education and career development
• Evidence of working as part of a team
• NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent nationally recognised qualification
• GCSE's or equivalent including Science
• Hospital Pharmacy/ Aseptic experience
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice

Analytical

• Evidence of Prioritising workload
• Evidence of computer skills
• Evidence of methodical working with attention to detail
• Evidence of problem solving

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust