Band 3 Radiopharmacy Laboratory Assistant

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham is recruiting a Band 3 Radiopharmacy Laboratory Assistant to join the MHRA licensed Radiopharmacy. No experience required as full training will be given.

The role involves aseptic manufacturing and dispensing radiopharmaceuticals, radiation monitoring, stock control and maintaining records, with opportunities to work on Gallium-68 products and participate in research and development.

Qualifications

• English, Mathematics and Science NVQ level 2 (or equivalent).
• ECDL or equivalent computing qualification.
• Good standard of general education.

Responsibilities

• Support aseptic manufacturing and dispensing of radiopharmaceuticals.
• Assist with stock control, documentation and records.
• Assist in environmental monitoring and equipment cleaning.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good organisational skills

Numerate

Computer literate

Education

English, Maths and Science NVQ level 2

ECDL or equivalent computing qualification

Tools

Computing ability

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 Radiopharmacy Laboratory Assistant

The closing date is 22 November 2026

Come and join our dedicated, friendly Team at the UHB Radiopharmacy! This exciting role is ideal for you if you'd like to gain experience working in a busy, centralised Radiopharmacy involved in many new and exciting areas alongside those which are more established. As well as making radiopharmaceuticals for patients in Nuclear Medicine departments across the West Midlands, we make Gallium-68 products, which are important for cancer diagnosis and treatment in some of our oncology patients and are getting involved in cutting edge science with our new research and development and clinical trials services.

You will be supporting our MHRA Licensed Radiopharmacy by participating in the safe and accurate aseptic manufacturing and dispensing of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, blood cell labelling and the manufacture of gallium radiolabelled products.

The Radiopharmacy Department is expanding its services, and we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to work with the existing team to drive forward change. The Department operates under a Pharmaceutical Quality System, and the successful post-holder will be essential in delivering a high-quality service.

Main duties of the job

This post involves the routine day-to-day duties to support radiopharmaceutical manufacture, including, but not limited to, the preparation of manufacturing equipment, assembling manufacturing consumables and sundries, stock control, radiation monitoring, quality assurance and the cleaning, maintenance and environmental monitoring of equipment and work areas. The post holder will also be responsible for the consignment of packages to customers, receipting deliveries and maintaining documentation and records.

No experience is required as full training will be given. This post requires an individual who is keen to learn with excellent attention to detail, good organisational skills and a methodical approach to work.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Qualifications

• *A good standard of general education. English and Mathematics and Science NVQ level 2 (or equivalent qualification)
• *ECDL or equivalent experience to demonstrate computing ability

Experience

• *Ability to use and apply own knowledge and experience to assess and manage risk within the limits of own scope of practice e.g. infection control, radiation protection procedures and safe patient movement
• *Understands the need for confidentiality
• *Previous work experience in a healthcare setting
• *Awareness of the hazards of working with ionising radiation
• *Understands the hazards posed by exposure to:
• oIonising radiation (x-ray equipment, radiopharmaceutical and other radiation sources)
• oCOSHH substances
• oInfected material (clinical and putrescent radioactive waste)
• oBlood
• oElectrical hazards

Additional Criteria

• *Willingness to develop new skills and acquire additional qualifications
• *Must maintain a record of continuing professional development
• *High level of manual dexterity
• *Must be computer literate and numerate
• *Ability to work on own initiative
• *Ability to organise own workload
• *Good organisational skills
• *Ability to read and carry out instructions
• *Ability to pay attention to detail
• *Ability to plan and organise straightforward tasks and make adjustments to ensure tasks are completed on time
• *Ability to maintain accurate computer records of results
• *Ability to regularly lift medium/heavy weights
• *Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• *Demonstrate good verbal and written skills
• *Ability to keep good records
• *Ability to communicate effectively with other healthcare professionals
• *Must undertake relevant in-house training to NVQ 3 or equivalent, together with maintenance of the competence of these skills
• *Required to work flexibly to meet:
• oFluctuating demands in Radiopharmacy, particularly early morning deliveries.
• oUnpredictable demands on the service imposed by patient procedures, equipment failure and lack of availability of equipment due to clinical demands.
• oAble to plan dispensing schedule and prepare documentation, deciding when a problem needs to be escalated to senior staff

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.

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust