Pharmacy Aseptic Technician

TN United Kingdom; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Band 5 Pharmacy Aseptic Technician to join their team in Wolverhampton. This role focuses on delivering pharmaceutical services in both cytotoxic and non-cytotoxic areas. As part of a supportive pharmacy team, you will engage in vital tasks such as dispensing medications, ensuring safety and accuracy in preparation, and adhering to local procedures. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to patient care while working in a dynamic environment. If you are passionate about pharmacy and looking for a fulfilling role, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• GPhC registered and ACT accredited with recent hospital experience.
• Proficient in compounding, weighing, and preparing infusions safely.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing and issuing prescriptions for in-patients and out-patients.
• Operating within local Standard Operating Procedures.

Skills

Aseptic experience

Pharmaceutical procurement knowledge

Customer care skills

Standard keyboard skills for pharmacy systems

Education

GPhC registration

ACT Accreditation

Recent hospital pharmacy experience

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Client:

Pulse

Location:

West Midlands, United Kingdom

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Other

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

Role: Pharmacy Aseptic Technician
Banding: Band 5
Location: Wolverhampton
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing
Working Pattern: Monday – Friday, 08:45AM – 17:00PM
Rate: Day: £19 – £22 per hour

About the role:

The Pharmacy team at Pulse is seeking a dedicated Band 5 Pharmacy Aseptic Technician to join our team in Wolverhampton. This role involves providing pharmaceutical services within the Aseptic suite, working across both cytotoxic and non-cytotoxic areas.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operating within local Standard Operating Procedures.
• Receiving, interpreting, validating, dispensing, and issuing prescriptions for in-patients and out-patients.
• Dispensing and self-checking medications manually and using a computerized automated dispensing system.

Qualifications and Experience:

• GPhC registered.
• ACT Accredited.
• Recent hospital experience delivering technical pharmacy services as a student Pharmacy Technician or qualified technician.
• Alternatively, recent experience in a community pharmacy setting.
• Up-to-date knowledge of safe systems of working in Pharmacy.
• Proficiency in weighing, measuring, compounding, and medicine manufacturing.
• Expertise in preparing infusions and injections with a focus on safety and accuracy.
• Proven ability to dispense medicines accurately.
• Standard keyboard skills for using the Pharmacy computer system and other software.
• Ability to undertake medicines management duties on wards.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical procurement.
• Excellent customer care skills.
• Up-to-date knowledge of safe systems of working in Pharmacy.
• Understanding of Health and Safety at work, including COSHH and Manual Handling.
• Familiarity with Trust Medicines policy and legal requirements for dispensing and supplying medicines.
• Current understanding of issues facing Pharmacy technical services within the NHS.
• Must Have: Aseptic experience.

Why work with Pulse?

From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out.

Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else.

We always prioritize your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.