Deputy Accountable Pharmacist - Aseptic Services

NHS; Derby; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust as a Deputy Accountable Pharmacist for Aseptic Services. This essential role involves leading a skilled team to provide high-quality aseptic services, supporting important treatments like chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition. The position promises ongoing development opportunities in a compassionate setting committed to community health.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Post graduate training in aseptic services required.
• Aseptic experience in acute hospital Trust preferred.
• Excellent written and communication skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the Aseptic Services Team.
• Assist in the development and management of Aseptic Services activities.
• Ensure quality, GMP-compliant service for aseptically prepared products.

Skills

Communication

Initiative

Education

Post graduate training in aseptic services

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Accountable Pharmacist - Aseptic Services

The closing date is 08 July 2025

UHDB Pharmacy deliver a comprehensive pharmacy aseptic service to provide parenteral medication for our patients. This role acts as the Deputy Accountable Pharmacist for our unlicensed pharmacy aseptic units providing chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition and CIVAS service to UHDB patients. You will join an experienced and knowledgeable pharmacy aseptic team. Full support and access to development opportunities will be provided.

Main duties of the job

• To provide leadership and act as a role model for the Aseptic Services Team.
• To assist the Accountable Pharmacist - Aseptic Services in the development, co-ordination and management of Aseptic Services activities at UHDB.
• To assist the Accountable Pharmacist - Aseptic Services for managerial and operational issues within Aseptic Services activities at the Royal Derby Hospital; responsible for providing a quality, GMP-compliant service, supplying aseptically prepared products, fit for their intended use, in a timely manner to all service users.
• To provide support to unlicensed aseptic units at RDH (Chemo satellite, Level 2 and 4).
• Working alongside the Accountable Pharmacist - Aseptic Services, provide support to the Aseptic services in the development and delivery of a comprehensive, high quality pharmaceutical service that contributes to the strategic direction of the Trust.

Closing date of applications: 08 July 2025

Interview date: 22 July 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Post graduate training in aseptic services

Experience

• Aseptic experience in acute hospital Trust

Skills

• Communication and Excellent written skills
• Able to use own initiative

Values and behaviours

• Alignment with UHDB values and behaviours

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust