Chief Aseptic Services Technician – CIVAS & PN | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Chief Aseptic Services Technician to lead the CIVAS and Parenteral Nutrition (PN) services. You will report to the accountable pharmacist and drive operational leadership for the aseptic services team, ensuring safe, compliant preparation and supply of high‑risk injectables and outsourced nutrition.

The role involves shaping the Pharmaceutical Quality System, driving continuous improvement, managing staff performance, and aligning service

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in aseptic services or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of QAAPS, GMP and NHS guidance.
• Experience delivering aseptic clinical trials or related projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership for the CIVAS & PN aseptic service to ensure safe, compliant preparation and supply of high‑risk injectables and PN.
• Lead the aseptic technical workforce including recruitment, training, competency assessment and performance management.
• Ensure Pharmaceutical Quality System compliance and drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee QA activities, audits, investigations, CAPA and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and policies supporting regulatory excellence and best practice.
• Support strategic projects, service expansion and clinical trials delivery.

Job description

Chief Aseptic Services Technician – CIVAS & PN | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking an exceptional and highly motivated Chief Aseptic Services Technician to lead our CIVAS and Parenteral Nutrition (PN) services. The Chief technician reports to the accountable pharmacist and is responsible for providing operational leadership to a the aseptic services team, ensuring the safe, efficient and compliant preparation and supply of high-risk injectable medicines and outsourced nutrition. The post holder will play a key role in maintaining and developing the Pharmaceutical Quality System, driving continuous improvement, managing staff performance and development, and ensuring delivery of service objectives aligned with Trust priorities. Working closely with pharmacy, nursing and clinical colleagues, you will help shape the future of aseptic services while maintaining the highest standards of patient safety, quality assurance and operational excellence.

Why join us?This is an exciting opportunity to lead a specialist service that directly supports critical patient care across a range of clinical areas, while contributing to service transformation, workforce development and innovation within one of the UK's leading NHS Trusts.

• To act as the technical lead for the St Thomas’ CIVAS & PN technical team ensuring a high quality, effective and efficient aseptic services that meets the needs of patients and staff.
• To support the development and implementation of strategy for STH MCU on existing and new projects as they arise.
• To manage the day-to-day operation of STH CIVAS & PN working collaboratively with staff in the unit and wider pharmacy and clinical teams.
• To ensure the requirements of the quality management system are complied with and implemented as required by the Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services (QAAPS), national and NHS guidance.
• To work with the Clinical Trials team in delivering CIVAS based clinical trials for GSTT and commercial sponsored trials to ensure full preparation and clinical regulatory compliance.

Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country.

Our Trust includes St Thomas' Hospital, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's Hospital, Guy’s Cancer Centre and Community Services in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have:

• an annual turnover of £2.1 billion
• 2.9 million patient contactsper year

The Trust comprises two of London’s oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.

Royal Brompton and Harefield are a new Clinical Group within Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust since February 2021, bringing together world-leading expertise and research in heart and lung disease.

We are part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts.

• Provide operational leadership for the CIVAS & PN service, ensuring safe, effective and efficient service delivery.
• Lead, manage and develop the aseptic technical workforce, including recruitment, training, competency assessment and performance management.
• Ensure compliance with the Pharmaceutical Quality Management System, QAAPS standards, GMP requirements and national guidance.
• Oversee quality assurance activities, audits, investigations, incident management, CAPAs and continuous improvement programmes.
• Develop and maintain policies, procedures and SOPs to support regulatory compliance and best practice.
• Support strategic projects, service expansion and the delivery of aseptic clinical trials.
• Manage staffing resources, operational planning, stock control and supplier contracts to maintain service continuity.
• Build collaborative relationships across pharmacy, clinical services and external partners to drive innovation and service improvement.

This advert closes on Sunday 25 Oct 2026

£58,133 - £65,261 Per annum inclusive of HCAS