Clean Room Supervisor / Pharmacy Technician

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Clean Room Supervisor / Pharmacy Technician to support the Aseptic Services department. The role involves supervising the preparation and dispensing of aseptic products, ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice, and contributing to high-quality patient care. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and experience in hospital pharmacy aseptic services, particularly in handling cytotoxic drugs. This permanent, full-time position offers a competitive salary ranging from £33,094 to £36,195.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice required.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy aseptic services.
• Familiarity with handling cytotoxic drugs following approved procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support the supervision of day-to-day dispensing of aseptic products.
• Contribute to the delivery of a high-quality patient-focused service.
• Ensure that all documentation is processed and filed correctly.

Skills

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Good problem-solving abilities

Education

NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 or equivalent

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Pre and In Process Checking Accreditation

Job description

Clean Room Supervisor / Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 30 November 2025

The Aseptic Services department employs roughly 35 staff and is responsible for providing 10,000+ cytos doses a year. It also supports many clinical trial studies particularly in haemato-oncology and liver. The Aseptic Services Pharmacy team screen and supply 9,000+ bags of parenteral nutrition per year for inpatient and home patients under the care of King's College Hospital.

The post holder will support the Aseptic Services department – under the management of the Chief Pharmacy Technician and under the overall leadership of the Associate Chief Pharmacist – to ensure the safe, effective and timely provision of aseptic products to all patients in King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The trust strives to improve to provide world class patient care. The successful post hold holder will know and understand the trust strategy and vision (https://www.kch.nhs.uk/about/our-strategy).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be involved in supporting the supervision of the day-to-day dispensing of aseptic products working to the principles of current Good Manufacturing Practice, within the unlicensed Aseptic services department at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, a large and progressive teaching hospital. They will be expected to work to the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice, undertake and supervise the day-to-day preparation of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, CIVAS, Parenteral Nutrition and clinical trials doses within the Aseptic Services department.

The post holder will contribute to the delivery of a high-quality patient focused service within the pharmacy aseptic unit, including training of junior staff, dispensing, checking and contributing to the smooth running of all Aseptic services activities. These activities may also include stock management, documentation management and QC/QA activities.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level.

Job responsibilities

• To actively encourage the adherence to all procedures relating to the aseptic services department and to suggest changes in practice and procedures as appropriate.
• To be a role model and actively encourage adherence to Good Manufacturing Practice.
• To produce worksheets and labels using the pharmacy computer system in the aseptic department and as necessary at weekends.
• To liaise with the Senior Pharmacy Technicians to ensure the safe, efficient and timely delivery of aseptic products.
• To ensure that all documentation is processed and filed correctly.
• To ensure that all records and logs are completed correctly on a daily basis and to report any out of specification results to the Chief Pharmacy Technician or Associate Chief Pharmacist.
• To maintain equipment according to procedures, including leak testing of isolators and accurately maintain records.
• To support supervising other staff in the clean rooms and deputise for the Senior Technicians in their absence.
• To co-ordinate in planned environmental monitoring.
• To participate in the weekend and Bank holiday duty rota.
• To participate in an on call rota for products that may need to be prepared out of hours.
• To check volumes for other Aseptic Services and rotational staff after undergoing an accredited competency process.
• To support with the training of other staff members within Aseptic Services.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through: - NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent) or equivalent level; - Science Manufacturing Technician Level 3 apprenticeship; or - Substantial training and experience, including: Aseptic preparation of products, Assembly of starting materials, Environmental monitoring, In-process checking, and Preparation of production documentation (i.e. worksheets)
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or Registered with a relevant body as an RSciTech
• Pre and In Process Checking Accreditation (PIPC)

Knowledge and Experience

• Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice
• Experience in hospital pharmacy aseptic services
• Be familiar with handling cytotoxic drugs following approved procedures
• Supervisory and Training delivery experience

Skills and Competencies

• Good interpersonal and communication skills, written and oral
• Good problem-solving abilities, able to work on own initiative

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.

Address

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Salary

£33,094 to £36,195 a yearper annum including HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-Division-A-7611929

Job locations

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust