Band 3 Radiopharmacy Laboratory Assistant

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

West Midlands

On-site

GBP 26,000 - 27,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive individual to join the Radiopharmacy team. The role involves aseptic manufacturing and dispensing of radiopharmaceuticals, stock control, and documentation within a MHRA-licensed facility.

The post supports Gallium-68 products and participates in quality assurance, with opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge research and trials in a dynamic centralised radiopharmacy environment.

Qualifications

General education to English, Maths and Science with NVQ Level 2 or equivalent.
Willingness to undertake in-house training to NVQ 3 or equivalent.
Must be computer literate and numerate.
Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload.
Good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Support routine radiopharmaceutical manufacture and dispensing.
Prepare manufacturing equipment and stock; monitor radiation safety and QA.
Maintain documentation and records; manage packaging consignments and deliveries.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Computer literate

Numerate

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 English/Math/Science

English/Math/Science NVQ 2

Job description

Job Summary

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, Tasks & Skills Required

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.

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 Description

For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

A good standard of general education. English and Mathematics and Science NVQ level 2 (or equivalent qualification)

Desirable

ECDL or equivalent experience to demonstrate computing ability

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

Previous work experience in a healthcare setting
Awareness of the hazards of working with ionising radiation
Understands the hazards posed by exposure to:

Ionising radiation (x-ray equipment, radiopharmaceutical and other radiation sources)
COSHH substances
Infected material (clinical and putrescent radioactive waste)
Blood
Electrical hazards

Additional Criteria

Essential

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:

Fluctuating demands in Radiopharmacy, particularly early morning deliveries
Unpredictable demands on the service imposed by patient procedures, equipment failure and lack of availability of equipment due to clinical demands
Able 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.

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25760.00 to £27476.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

304-1101270